Graduate College Conference Travel Grants

$350 (toward airfare) for students who will be participating in a professional conference. 

Awarded four times a year

Deadlines: 2007–2008

• Friday, October 26, 2007: for travel November 16, 2007 through February 15, 2008
• Friday, January 25, 2008 : for travel February 16, 2008 through May 15, 2008
• Friday, April 11, 2008: for travel May 16, 2008 through August 31, 2008
• Friday, July 25, 2008: for travel September 1, 2008 through November 15, 2008

Criteria:

• Full time graduate student
• Good academic standing

Information on this grant can be found at: http://www.asu.edu/graduate/generalinfo/travlgrnts/index.html

Dr. John and Rose Maher Alumni Scholarship
$5000 to be awarded Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
Deadline to Apply – September 20, 2007

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the Dr. John and Rose Maher Alumni Scholarship for all MS and PhD students in science degree programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences interested in cancer research. This is a $5000 scholarship to be awarded in the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semesters. Students should meet the following criteria:

• Graduate student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU Tempe campus
• Must be admitted and enrolled in the fall 2007 semester and spring 2008 semester in an ASU graduate degree program in one of the departments/schools in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (ASU or previous university if an entering graduate student)
• Preference for an Arizona resident student.
• Full-time enrollment (full-time enrollment for a graduate student is 9 semester hours. If you are awarded a scholarship and do not maintain full-time enrollment, your scholarship may be cancelled.)
• Research must be in the area of cancer and working toward a cure for cancer. Students must identify their research and obtain the written support of the ASU faculty member who will supervise the research experience.

Additional information and application procedures can be found at: http://clas.asu.edu/students/graduates/documents/MaherFinal.doc

ACS Women Chemists Committee Travel Awards – Year 2008 

The Eli Lilly & Company is sponsoring a program to provide funding for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral women chemists to travel to scientific meetings in 2008 to present the results of their research. Grants may be applied only for registration, travel, and accommodations, and are restricted to travel to meetings within the United States. Grant funds are limited, but there are some funds set aside for undergraduates. Only U. S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible. Applications should be limited to one per research group. Awards will be given with preference to the following order: (1) any applicant who will be making her first presentation (regardless of format) at a national or major meeting, (2) graduate or postdoctoral applicants who have not presented at a national or major meeting since leaving undergraduate school. Women who have received a prior award under this program are ineligible.

The deadline dates for receipt of applications are:

• September 15, 2007
• February 15, 2008

Applications must be received in advance of these review deadlines and a minimum of six weeks prior to the meeting date.

In order to apply for the award, please submit the following:

1. A resume (include permanent address).
2. A completed official application form that you must download from http://membership.acs.org/W/WCC/travap08.pdf. (If you need an acrobat reader, go to http://www/adobe.come/store/products/reader.html). The application form is also available from the WCC staff liaison at the American Chemical Society. (See address below or call 800-227-5558, ext. 6334; e-mail: wcc@acs.org)
3. An abstract of the work to be presented, using the official ACS meeting abstract form (or printed copy of an online abstract submission). An abstract form can be located at: www.chemistry.org/meetings/. Click onto “Abstract Information” and then “ACS Standard Abstract form in Hard Copy”. If the abstract is not on the official meeting abstract form, a reason must be stated on the application form. You will also need to submit your paper through the meeting registration process independent of this Travel Award application.
4. A letter detailing the reasons you want this award (both scientific and financial), and specifying whether you have made a previous presentation at a national or major meeting.
5. A letter from your advisor confirming your participation in the meeting at which you will be making your presentation, commenting on your technical ability and potential, and listing any other travel support that would be available from the department or research grants.

Awards will be made on the basis of scientific merit and financial need, with the WCC Attracting Subcommittee serving as the selection jury. Through this program, the Eli Lilly & Company continues to increase the participation of women in the chemical sciences.

Please send your application to:

Ms. Felicia Dixon
Women Chemists Committee
American Chemical Society
1155 16th St., NW, Room O-1116
Washington, Dc 20036 Fax: 202-776-8003
E-mail: wcc@acs.org