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NOTE:
Do not apply for the Faculty/Mentor and
Students Travel Award if the students
or post-baccalaureates are presenting posters/platform (oral)
presentations. Students and post-baccalaureates should apply
individually for the Poster/Platform (Oral)
Presenter Travel Awards. Thank you for
your cooperation.
Eligibility and Requirements
All travel award recipients must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents (‘green card’) of the U.S., and must reside within the U.S.A. or U.S.A. territories.
Qualified ethnic minority groups that are identified as being underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences include: African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanic Americans, American Indians/Native Americans and Natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands (Guam or Hawai'i.) Qualified underrepresented minority groups must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States of America or must have been lawfully admitted to the United States of America for permanent residence and have in possession a permanent visa (green card) at the time of application submittal. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible for FASEB MARC Program funding.
All full-time faculty members/mentors, students, post-baccalaureates and postdoctoral fellows meeting the citizenship/residency requirements at accredited postsecondary minority institutions are eligible to apply for the travel awards. Full-time underrepresented minority students, post-baccalaureates and postdoctoral fellows meeting the citizenship/residency requirements at accredited majority institutions are also eligible to apply for the travel awards.
NOTE: We are prohibited
from providing funds to employees and
trainees at federal facilities who
receive federal support for their
salary/wages. For more information
regarding Federal Travel Regulations,
visit
http://www.gsa.gov and type in
'Federal Travel Regulations' in the search
box.
A written recommendation from the
Department Head or Dean must accompany
the applications. In addition, the
application package should include a
brief statement from the faculty member, post-baccalaureates
and students as to what anticipated
benefits will be obtained by attending
the meeting or conference.
For poster/platform (oral) presentation travel
award applicants (1st Authors only):
Abstracts submitted and accepted as a
poster or oral presentation will be used
as the basis for the awards. The FASEB
MARC Program Travel Award Selection
Committee will select the award
recipients based on the accepted
abstracts of applicants who are eligible
for FASEB MARC Program funding as
specified by the goals and objectives of the MORE Division of the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences, National
Institutes of Health.
Refer to the Travel Awards for National
Scientific Meetings
application form or contact the FASEB
MARC Program Office at
marc@faseb.org for more information.
Last Updated: 3/10/08
***TRAVEL AWARDS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE***
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