Travel Award Application Information

The Microbial Ecology Section is sponsoring four ($250) travel awards to help support student travel to the 2010 ESA meeting. Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. The student must be the presenting author on a poster or paper that has been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting. The study should deal with the ecology of bacteria, archaea, microeukarya, or viruses; studies that promote the integration of microbial ecology into the general study of ecology are especially welcome. 
Application Process: 
Applications shall consist of a copy of the abstract accepted by ESA for presentation at the annual meeting, along with a brief cover letter from the student describing the work to be presented. Be sure the following information is provided:

• Name
• Professional address
• E-mail and phone number
• Title of abstract
• Session (date, time and location; poster number, if applicable)

A recommendation from the student's advisor must also be submitted. Supplemental letters of reference from the student's thesis committee or other faculty from the student's home institution may also be included.

Applications shall be submitted to the chair of the Microbial Ecology Section and will be evaluated by section officers and section volunteers. Criteria for evaluation will include the quality of the work and the degree to which the abstract and the research described reflect the section's goal of integrating microbes and microbial ecology into the general study of ecology. The deadline for receipt of applications is June 25, 2010.  Successful applicants will be notified of their award by July 16, 2010. 

Send applications including all supporting material by email or paper copy (material sent as paper copy must be in triplicate) to:

Angela Kent, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
akent@illinois.edu
217-333-4216
http://microbes.nres.uiuc.edu/