Guidelines for SMB Financial Support for Travel to Meetings
other than the SMB Annual Meeting (revised July 2005)
by Lisa Sattenspiel
Guidelines for
support of SMB members for travel to meetings other than our annual meeting
were revised at the last board meeting (July 2005).
The following guidelines have been approved by the board of
directors:
- Applicants must be members of the SMB for at least one year prior to requesting funds
and must be paid up for the current year at the time of application.
Equal opportunity will be afforded all
members with no discrimination on the basis of gender, race, age, sexual
orientation, nationality, ethnic background, or religious belief.
- Preference
will be given to junior scientists (students, post-docs, and non-tenured
junior faculty) who do not have sufficient travel funds from other
sources, such as grants. Senior scientists with insufficient travel funds
may also be supported, but with lower priority.
- Applicants must be active participants in the meeting for which funds are requested
(i.e., must be giving a paper or poster or attending a relevant
course).
- Funding will normally consist of no more than $500 US of support per request.
- Priority will be given to individuals who have not received a travel grant from the
SMB within the last five years.
Click here to see previous recipients of the SMB travel grants.
- Deadlines for funding requests will be March 15, July 15, and November 15 of each
year, with decisions to be made within the two months following.
Application materials to be submitted:
- A letter stating when and where the meeting will be held and
how the proposed meeting will contribute to the applicant's research.
Indicate applicant's professional status
(i.e., undergraduate student, Master's student, PhD student, post-doc, etc.) as
well.
- A copy of an abstract for a proposed talk or poster.
If no abstract is available, indicate more
specifically what will be done at the meeting and why attendance is important
for future career goals.
- A copy of the applicant's C.V.
- A statement of expected travel expenses, indicating the amount
of funding received or requested from other sources.
- A letter of recommendation from applicant's supervisor (if a
student or post-doc) or colleague, including verification of applicant's
professional status and need to attend the meeting for which funds are
requested
Send application materials electronically to:
Meredith Greer
Bates College
mgreer@bates.edu
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