Travel funds have been made available by the National Science Foundation to provide partial travel support for early career investigators to attend the 16th Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology in Exeter, UK (http://www.isbe2016.com). Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents currently working at US institutions who are graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or pre-tenure faculty.
To apply for a travel award, please submit the following items as a single PDF document <5 pages in length: (a) a short curriculum vitae (2 pages or less); (b) a brief description of up to 3 of your most significant contributions, including research (published or not), teaching, or service (i.e., outreach, departmental committees, society office, etc.); (c) a brief diversity statement; (d) a brief description of what you would gain from participating in ISBE 2016; (e) the oral or poster presentation abstract that you have submitted or will submit to ISBE; and (f) a travel budget including the actual or estimated costs for airfare and accommodation for the conference and a list of other sources of funding. The document should be named “LastName_TravelAwardApp” and submitted via email to [email protected] by Monday May 23, 2016. We will emphasize diversity in awardees (including, but not limited to, membership in underrepresented groups, gender, and career stage). We intend to notify all applicants of the outcome of their applications by June 15, 2016. Awardees will be expected to develop and publish a Data Nugget based on their own research or that seen at ISBE 2016 (http://datanuggets.org) and to submit their travel receipts for reimbursement. Eligible expenses include costs for travel and attendance (e.g., flights, lodging, taxi, train, meals) but not registration or conference-provided meals. To be reimbursed, flights must follow these policies (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/aag_6.jsp#VIF). Application materials and travel receipts may be made available to NSF upon request. Any questions can be directed to the Selection Committee (Drs. Alycia Lackey, Michael Martin, and Robin Tinghitella) at [email protected].
