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Travel Awards for EUCHIS Conferences

The European Chitin Society will provide a limited number of travel awards for attendance at EUCHIS-meetings. Depending on the number of applicants selected and the funds available, awards may cover travel (economy return air, rail fare or car fuel costs), conference registration, and in some cases accomodation (economy class).

General rules:

Applicants must:

• Be a PhD student or junior scientist (i.e. medical resident or postdoctoral).
• Be an EUCHIS member in good standing (subscription paid).
• Make a contribution (oral or poster) to the conference.
• Have no other source of funds for this purpose, including supervisor's or University funding. If funds from elsewhere are subsequently obtained, EUCHIS should be informed immediately and the application for EUCHIS funding withdrawn, or the EUCHIS award declined/returned if already made, so that another applicant can be funded.

Application procedure:

The deadline for applications is eight weeks before the deadline for early conference registration. Please send an informal letter of application to:

Prof. Kjell M. Vårum
NOBIPOL,
Department of Biotechnology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
7491 TRONDHEIM, NORWAY
kvaarum@biotech.ntnu.no

with enclosing

• Proof of status (usually a short statement from the supervisor or Head of Department), including the date or expected date of completion of PhD or medical qualification.
• Evidence of non-availability of other funds (usually part of the statement from the supervisor or Head of Department). Please state if other applications for funding are being made.
• Submitted abstract of the oral or poster contribution.
• Estimates of the costs of travel, accommodation and conference registration.
• Applicant's full address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address where available.

Awards

Unless all applicants can be funded, awards will be made by the Travel Awards Committee on a competitive basis. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the Chair of the Committee, by letter, fax, or e-mail, no later than two weeks before the early registration deadline. The award will be paid by cheque after submission of all relevant receipts including the original air or train tickets and the receipt for the registration fee. In exceptional cases, the award may alternatively be paid directly to a travel agent (or railway company, airline etc), and to the conference organizers, on submission of the original invoices.