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03 September 2009

Biotechnology 2009 Student/Postdoc Travel Scholarships

We are pleased to announce Student/Postdoc Travel Scholarships to attend the 6th Annual Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Symposium (BIOT-2009). These travel scholarships are made available through a National Science Foundation award. All students and postdocs are welcome to apply. Please follow the application procedure below to apply for a travel scholarship.

Application Deadline: September 10 (Thu), 2009

Eligibility: Only current students (graduate or undergraduate) and postdocs are eligible for the awards. Ask your current supervisors or PIs to send a short confirmation email for the applicant's current status (student or postdoc) to BiotechPSIOffice@unl.edu with "BIOT-2009 Scholarship Confirmation" in the subject line. The confirmation emails are due by September 10 (Thu), 2009.
Abstract Submission: Applicants are required to submit a one-page poster abstract, and if chosen, to attend the meeting and present the poster. If applicants have already submitted papers or two-page abstracts for oral presentation, no other abstract submission is necessary. The abstract (or paper) should have the applicant as the first author. In the comment section of the paper/abstract submission website, write "Student Scholarship" or "Postdoc Scholarship," depending on your qualification.
Email Application: In addition to the abstract submission, send an Email to BiotechPSIOffice@unl.edu with "BIOT-2009 Scholarship Application" in the subject line. In the Email body, include the following information:
1.        Paper/abstract ID#
2.        Full Legal Name
3.        Home address
4.        Country of citizenship (If you do not have a US SSN)
5.        Email address
6.        Name and Email of your supervisor/PI who will send the confirmation Email
Travel Scholarships: Travel scholarship amounts, based on actual expenses, will be awarded up to $1,500 depending on the quality and number of applications. Awardees will be notified via email no later than September 25 (Fri), 2009.
Registration: Registration and payment of the registration fee is required for all awardees. Note that the cancellation policy applies. For details, see BIOT-2009 website: http://www.biotconf.org/
**Foreign applicants, not in the US: Foreign individuals, not in the US, should email the BiotechPSIOffice@unlnotes.unl.edu their interest in the Travel Scholarships as soon as possible for additional information.

Applications that do not follow the above procedure will not be considered for the Travel Scholarship. Note also that we may invite a few awardees for oral presentation. For more information on BIOT-2009 visit our website at: http://www.biotconf.org/
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