Reminder - ACS-LA Travel Grant Applications to the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference in Halifax, NS are due on 25 September.
The American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter (ACS-LA) is happy to announce the opening of applications for 2017 Student Travel Grants for the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Society for Mammalogy - DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 25-SEPT!!
The Los Angeles
Chapter of the American Cetacean Society (ACS-LA) is offering two travel
grants, in the amount of $500.00 each, to students working or attending school
in Southern California who will be presenting at the 22nd Biennial conference on the Biology of
Marina Mammals hosted by the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) in Halifax, NS,
Canada, this October 2017.
The two $500 travel
grants will be awarded to two students exhibiting an outstanding commitment to
research on marine mammals. Students should either be attending school in
Southern California and/or conducting their marine mammal research in Southern
California, with priority being given to those attending school and/or
conducting research in the greater Los Angeles area.
Eligibility:
1. Applicant
must be a currently enrolled student (undergraduate or graduate) and must be
presenting (oral or poster) at the SMM Biennial.
2. Applicant
should be attending an accredited institution and/or conducing research in
Southern California (priority will be given to students living in, or whose
research is focused in, the greater Los Angeles area).
Applications:
Applications should
include the following:
1. Cover sheet
with:
a) Title of
presentation (either oral or poster) being given at the SMM Biennial Conference
b) Full copy of the
abstract submitted (and accepted) by the SMM committee
c) Applicant
Contact Information (Name, Mailing Address, E-mail, and Phone numbers)
d) Current school
and major including current supervisor and department
2. Proof that
applicant is a student (photo of the front and back of current student ID card)
3. A one-page CV or
Resume
Deadlines:
Deadline for
submission: 25 September 2017.
Awards will be
announced: 3 October 2017.
Applications should
be sent by E-mail to ACSLA.Grants@gmail.com.
Information about
the Los Angeles Chapter of ACS can be found on our website: www.acs-la.org.
To join ACS-LA,
please go to http://acsonline.org/support-acs/become-member/ and specify
the Los Angeles Chapter.
For further
information about specific chapters and other grant-making programs, please
visit the Chapter page of the National American Cetacean Society website: www.acsonline.org.
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ACS-LA Grants Coordinator
Christina Tombach Wright
American Cetacean Society-Los
Angeles Chapter