Student Travel Awards
Make the Trip to Grand Bend in 2010!
The Entomological Society of Ontario has travel awards available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Each year the ESO provides travel grants to assist students with their travel expenses to the annual meeting. The ESO awards both a graduate and an undergraduate travel grant worth $250 each!
Student members of the ESO (registration is free—visit http://www.entsocont.ca/) who are presenting a poster or a paper at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario being held October 15—17 2010, at the Oakwood Resort, Grand Bend ON are eligible to apply.
Interested students should forward:
(1) a title and short abstract for their project;
(2) a statement outlining why/how the funds will be used to support their participation in the meeting;
(3) a curriculum vitae or similar document highlighting past academic achievements, publications and awards/scholarships, and any activities that promote entomology in Ontario; and
(4) a letter or email from their supervisor indicating.
Only active student members of the ESO who are enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program will be considered for travel awards. Students may receive only one travel award per degree.
Please don’t forget to include contact information (phone number, mailing and email address). Deadline for application is September 17, 2010. Recipients will be notified at least two weeks before the annual meeting. Please send applications electronically to:
Hannah Fraser
Awards Committee Chair
NOTE: There will also be President’s Prizes awarded at the meeting for exceptional paper and poster presentations.