The American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter (ACS-LA) is happy to announce the opening of applications for 2016 Student Travel Grants.

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Cetacean Society (ACS-LA) is offering four travel grants in the amount of $250.00 each to students working or attending school in the greater Los Angeles/Southern California area who will be attending the 15^th International Conference “Fifty Years of Whale Conservation” hosted by the American Cetacean Society (ACS), in Monterey Bay, CA, November 11-13, 2016.

The four $250 travel grants will be awarded to four students exhibiting 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 working in the greater Los Angeles area.

Eligibility:

1.  Applicant needs to be a student (undergraduate or graduate) and be attending the ACS conference.  Proof of registration will be required prior to receiving your award.  You can register for the conference at this link: http://acsconference.weebly.com/registration.html.  If you are presenting a poster at the ACS conference, you will be given additional priority for receiving these travel grants.

AND

2.  Applicant should be attending an accredited institution and living in Southern California with priority being given to students enrolled in a school in the greater Los Angeles area (research projects can be located anywhere world-wide).

OR

3.  Current research focus should be on Marine Mammals located in or around Southern California with priority being given to work conducted in the greater Los Angeles area.

Applications:

Applications should include the following:

1. Cover sheet with:

a) Title of poster presentation being given at ACS Conference (if presenting).  Note: presenting is not required to receive a travel grant award.  If not presenting, leave this blank.

b) Your area of interest or area of research

c) Applicant Contact Information (Name, Address, E-mail, and Phone numbers)

d) Current school and major including current supervisor and department.  If you are an undergraduate please indicate special areas of interest for you (supervisor isn’t required).

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

4. Note: Upon acceptance of the award, proof of ACS Conference registration will be required prior to receipt of grant award.  Conference attendance is a requirement of the grant award.

Deadlines:

Deadline for submission is 14 October, 2016.

Awards will be announced by 26 October, 2016

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.

To Register for the ACS Conference please go to: http://acsconference.weebly.com

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.