Travel Grants

The Travel Committee for the 2009 Symposium are pleased to announce that limited travel funds are available to assist international students and participants in their efforts to attend the Symposium and provide volunteer help, if needed. Awards should not be expected to cover the full cost of symposium travel. Priority will be given to those who will be presenting papers or posters, those who apply before the deadline, 15 September 2008, and to individuals from relatively under-represented regions. The committee looks favorably upon those who demonstrate efforts to secure additional sources of travel funds or matching grants. If you are in need of assistance for travel to the Symposium, apply via the Symposium website before the deadline. No late applications will be considered.

Applicants should follow this procedure:

1. Register for the symposium (click here)
2. Submit your abstract to the symposium for consideration (required for travel applicants from the US and Canada)
3. Using your symposium registration number, complete the online travel grant application in full prior to the 15 September 2008 deadline.

Registration Desk

Applicants should apply to the region which they are traveling from, NOT where the research was conducted. Awards will be announced by the first week of December 2008, and all recipients are expected to apply for visas immediately upon award if they have not already done so. Please contact the appropriate Regional Chair with any questions. It is greatly preferred that all correspondence is carried out by email/internet; however, if it is impossible to access an online computer, applicants can make contact with their Regional Chairs by fax. Grant recipients are expected to attend the entire symposium. Contact information for travel chairs is provided below.

Travel Support Contacts

Visas

Visa information coming soon!