ACS Puget Sound GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS

The deadline for submissions for this grant has passed. Details on the recipients will be shared with chapter members in the August issue of the Whulj. The following information is being retained for reference.

The American Cetacean Society-Puget Sound Chapter (ACS/PS) would like to encourage student participation in the Society for Marine Mammalogy's 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals (Quebec, October 12-16, 2009) by offering travel grants for ACS Student Members.

Two student travel grants ($500 each) will be selected by a lottery system from all applications received by the Friday, 17 July 2009 deadline.

To qualify for this grant, you need to:

1. Make sure you are a current ACS member at the time of submission. Application for membership to ACS may be completed at the following website: http://www.acsonline.org/aboutus/membership.html (Student membership is $25)
2. Be currently enrolled as a student at a recognized academic institution.
3. Be first author on an accepted oral or poster presentation.
4. Register for the conference by the early registration deadline (www.marinemammalogy.org).
5. Currently reside and study within the Pacific Northwest region of the US and Canada (WA, OR, ID, AK, and British Columbia).

To apply:

1. Submit a title and abstract (as submitted and accepted by the Society for Marine Mammalogy).
2. Give your name and school affiliation.
3. E-mail your application to: acspsgrants@yahoo.com

Note: As an awardee, you will be asked to present your poster or oral talk at a future ACS/PS general meeting in Seattle, or provide a summary report of your poster/spoken presentation for inclusion in a future issue of our chapter newsletter, Whulj.

The student travel grant application period closes Friday 17 July 2009 (11:59pm PST)!

Notification of the student travel grant awards will be made by Wednesday, 22 July 2009.

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 (July 31, 2009) or the award will be given to someone else.

Questions? - Contact Stephanie Norman, ACS/PS Grants Chair: acspsgrants@acspugetsound.org