Student Travel Awards
Application Process

The Virus Division of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology will provide up to three student travel awards of $500 to students who plan to attend the SIP meeting in 2010 in Trabzon, Turkey. Student travel award applications should include the following:

1. Curriculum vitae. This should include your name, address, institution, earned degrees, current degree program, honors and awards, research experience, and a list of publications and previous presentations.
2. A short biographical sketch and description of scientific interests and goals.
3. A letter from your supervisor providing (1) a recommendation, (2) verification of your student status, and (3) confirmation that the research presented was conducted by you (if you are not listed as the first author of the abstract you submit, your supervisor must explain your specific role in the research and how you have met this requirement).
4. Presentation abstract. The body of the abstract should be 200 words or less, as submitted for the program. The abstract should provide a summary of your presentation. The title, authors, and affiliations and presentation category (oral or poster) should be clearly indicated. If your presentation relates to more than one pathogen group or involves fundamental studies such as research on invertebrate immune defence systems, please indicate the division or divisions you feel would be most qualified to judge your work. Your research contribution represents one of the most important selection criteria. Therefore, the abstract should be crafted with care, succinctly describing the research rationale, any unusual or novel methods, and the principal results. An explanation of the significance of the research findings should be offered in conclusion, based on sound interpretation of the results.
5. Methods. Brief (one page) description of experimental and analytical methods employed in conducting the research reported in the presentation abstract.
6. Division. Name one Division that you wish to consider your application for the travel award

All individuals submitting oral presentations will automatically be considered for the Martignoni Award (poster presentations are not eligible for Martignoni Award consideration).

Applications should be submitted to the Chair of the Awards and Student Contest Committee, Andreas Linde, email: alinde@fh-eberswalde.de. The deadline for submission of applications is March 6, 2010.  Please see the annual meeting web site for further information about the student awards:  http://www.sip2010.org/

Note: You must submit your abstract separately as instructed on the meeting website, and be sure to check the “student competition” box.  All students attending the annual meeting compete for best student oral and poster presentation awards.