WATERBIRD SOCIETY
MEETING 2009, Cape May, NJ
Travel awards to assist student attendance at meetings are
available by applying to the Waterbird Society. Most awards granted are fairly
small and do not cover all expenses for meeting attendance, so students should
seek additional sources of funding if support is needed for multiple expenses
(e.g., airfare, hotel, registration, meals). In some years funding may not be
available, and in other years awards for special categories of study or from the
local organizing committee may also be available. You can email
Linda Wires, Student Awards Committee Chair, below, to find out if funds are
available or if there are special award categories.
To be eligible for a travel award:
1)
Student must be a member of the society.
2)
Student must present a paper (oral or poster) at
the meeting and must be the lead author, although may have other authors listed
on the paper.
Student Travel Awards are given on a competitive basis.
Applications will be judged on the cover letter, statement of interest in
waterbird research and abstract of the paper to be presented.
Your application must include:
1. Cover letter. Be sure to include
your full name, university affiliation, full address, including a telephone and
e-mail contact, name of your major professor, and an estimate of your travel
costs. Please indicate that you are a student member of the Waterbird Society.
Include a paragraph detailing the amount of money you are requesting and
specifying expenses. Also state if you have other funds available.
2. Statement of research in progress
or professional plans as they relate to Waterbirds (200 word maximum).
3. Abstract of paper you will present
at the meeting.
Deadline for Receipt of
Applications: August 15
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants will be notified by September 15th of the
results of the committee decisions.
Travel Awards will be presented at the meeting banquet in the
form of a check made payable to each recipient.
Email your Application to: Linda
Wires wires001@umn.edu