Travel Awards

EMS Student Travel Awards

Deadline: May 28, 2004!
Application form here.

FASEB/MARC Travel Awards

As many of you are aware, EMS is a member of FASEB and one of the benefits of this association is that qualified students, postdocs and faculty are eligible to apply for FASEB/MARC travel grants to attend the EMS meeting in Pittsburgh. The awards help to defray travel-related expenses (lodging, transportation, per diem) associated with meeting/conference attendance. The awards help to defray travel-related expenses (lodging, transportation, per diem) associated with meeting/conference attendance.

One does not have to be a member of EMS to take advantage of this opportunity, however, you must be a citizen of the United States of American or a permanent resident holding a green card. Information on these award can be found at https://ns2.faseb.org/marc/travel1.html.

There are two types of awards available:

Faculty/Students Travel Award: Each award would provide funding for one faculty member/mentor and two graduate or undergraduate students from a minority institution to participate in the EMS meeting. The faculty member/mentor member must nominate two graduate or undergraduate students who are pursuing research careers in a life sciences discipline.
Poster/Oral Presenter Travel Award: Each award would provide funding for one underrepresented minority graduate/undergraduate student or postdoctoral fellow who has been selected to give an oral or poster presentation at the EMS meeting.

Students and postdocs submitting an acceptable abstract before the May 28, 2004 deadline would be eligible to apply for funding.