ESA Agroecology Section Graduate Student
Professional Enhancement Travel Award
The Agroecology Section is pleased to
announce that we will be offering travel awards for graduate students
presenting papers or posters at the 97th Annual ESA Meeting in
Portland, OR. The following describes
the policies and procedures of the Agroecology Section on supporting student
travel to the Annual Meeting.
Send applications including all
supporting materials by email to:
Dr. Richard Smith
Chair, Agroecology Section of ESA
richard.sm...@unh.edu
The
deadline for receipt of applications for the 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland,
Oregon is June 1, 2012. Notification of
successful applicants will be made by early-July. Eligibility requirements and
application
requirements are specified below. Applications which do not comply with these
specifications will not be
considered.
Policy on Support for Student Travel to
ESA Meetings: The Agroecology Section seeks to support graduate students working
in agroecology in the presentation of their work at the ESA Annual Meeting.
Amount of Support: The number and amount
of awards will be determined by the section officers and will reflect the
availability of funds and the quality of applications received.
Application Process: Applications will
be submitted to the Chair of the Agroecology Section electronically via email
as a SINGLE Word or PDF file containing all the required items. Applications
will be evaluated by Section
officers or a panel of judges that may be appointed by the Section Chair.
Criteria for evaluation will include the
quality of the work and its relevance to agroecology.
The assembled application file shall
consist of:
1. A copy of the
abstract page showing acceptance by the ESA for presentation at the annual
meeting.
2. A brief cover letter
from the student giving their full contact information and describing how the
work to be presented has application to agroecology.
3. A recommendation from
the student's advisor or other faculty mentor describing the value of the
research described.
The file must be named with the leading
word "LASTNAME AGROECO Award" (substitute your last name here). If at all
possible, do not submit multiple
files OR use multiple emails. Applications are due by June 1 and award
recipients will be notified by early-July.
Eligibility: Applicants must be the
presenting author of a paper or poster which has been accepted for presentation
at the Annual Meeting. Applicants must
be enrolled as a graduate student at the time of their application.
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Richard G. Smith
Assistant Professor of Agroecology
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
264 James Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
Email: richard.sm...@unh.edu
(603) 862-2724 Office
(603) 953-3396 Cell
http://nre.unh.edu/faculty/smith
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