SVP : Annual Meeting : Jackson School of Geosciences Student Member Travel Grant

Annual Meeting

Jackson School of Geosciences Student Member Travel Grant

To encourage student participation in the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting, the Jackson School of Geosciences Student Member Travel Grant program was established in 2006. The society plans to expand the program in subsequent years.

ALERT! Please submit your application for the travel grant even if you have not yet submitted your abstract (this will not disqualify your application). Applicants will not know if their abstract has been accepted, but will still need to apply for the travel grant before the online award submission deadline.

Submission Guidelines

ALERT! A new electronic online submission system has been instituted this year for Student Member Travel Grants and most other SVP awards. See "What to Submit" for the link.

Do NOT e-mail, fax or mail nomination materials to the committee chair. Any materials sent by e-mail, fax or mail will NOT be reviewed.

ALERT! The Membership Committee, which administers the Student Member Travel Grant program, will begin reviewing the numerous grant applications once the deadline is reached. The final selection of travel grant awardees will be made AFTER the Membership Committee obtains the list of selected abstracts from the Program Committee during the summer.

Selection is based on information submitted in the online application, so take care in completing it.

Recipients are only eligible to receive a travel grant once. These grants are provided to defray the cost of travel and are awarded based on merit and need.

Applicants must meet the the requirements below. The applicant must:

Be a current SVP student member AT THE TIME OF GRANT SUBMISSION
Be currently enrolled at a recognized academic institution
Be first author on an accepted oral or poster presentation
Register for the conference by the PRE-CONFERENCE deadline
Submit an application by the online award submission deadline for Student Travel Grants

What to Submit

Information to be submitted online:

Describe how attending the annual meeting would contribute to your academic program.
If you are receiving additional financial support to attend the meeting, you will be asked to detail this support.

Visit the SVP online award submission system site.

Any questions regarding Student Member Travel Grants may be directed to Membership Committee Chair Lawrence J. Flynn, as per below:

Lawrence J. Flynn
Assistant Director
Harvard University
Peabody Museum Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Phone: 617-496-3945
Email: ljflynn@fas.harvard.edu

Prize

The monetary awards for travel will be $300 for students from the United States and Canada and $500 for those coming from outside the United States and Canada.

Deadline for Consideration

Submissions for this award must be completed by Monday, May 5, 2008 at noon Central Time Zone (USA).