American Cetacean Society – Puget Sound Chapter

Call for student/intern travel grants to the Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals!

We are back with another opportunity to apply for student/intern travel grant awards!

The American Cetacean Society-Puget Sound Chapter (ACS/PS) (https://www.acspugetsound.org/index.php) would like to once again solicit submissions for student/intern travel grants to the Society for Marine Mammalogy's 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals (Perth, Western Australia, 11-15 November 2024).

Two student travel grants (US$750 each) will be selected from all eligible applications received by Friday, 16 August 2024.

The focus of the research must be on cetaceans within the inland waters (Puget Sound/Salish Sea) OR the outer coast of Washington State, USA.

Qualifications to apply:

1. Obtain ACS membership if selected for the grant. Application for membership to ACS may be completed at the following website: https://www.acsonline.org/membership
2. Currently enrolled as a student or postdoc at a recognized academic institution or an intern at a recognized organization conducting cetacean research.
3. Be first author on an accepted oral or poster presentation.
4. Register for the conference by the early registration deadline (https://www.smmconference.org/).
5. Though you do not need to be a student/intern at a Washington State organization/institution, the focus of the research must be in Washington State waters. International student/intern applications are accepted as long as the research takes place within Washington State. US/Canada cross-boundary research must take place a majority of the time within Washington State waters.

To apply:

1. Submit an accepted title and abstract to the SMM conference.
2. Provide your name and school/organization affiliation.
3. E-mail your application to: acspsgrants@yahoo.com

Note: As an awardee, you will be asked to provide a summary of your poster/spoken presentation to be posted on ACS/PS social media and website. And you may be asked to present your poster or oral talk at a future ACS/PS general meeting.

The application period closes Friday 16 August 2024 (11:59pm PST)!

Notification of the student travel grant awards will be made by

1 September 2024.

IMPORTANT: If you are selected for an award, you will need to make sure you register for the conference by the end of the early registration period or the award will be given to someone else.

For questions or to submit your application, contact Dr. Stephanie Norman, ACS/PS Grants Chair: acspsgrants@acspugetsound.org

Thank you,

Stephanie Norman, ACS/PS Grants Chair