Additional Requirements for Postdocs
Application Deadline: 5/1/2008
Deadline Extension: SACNAS will continue to accept travel scholarship applications until: 7/25/2008. Travel scholarship award
priority will be given to complete applications received by the original application deadline (5/1/2008); applications submitted by the extended deadline
will be considered for funding.
NOTE: The travel scholarship application is accessible ONLY after online conference registration
and current membership are completed and paid in full or registration
and/or dues sponsorship information has been provided. If you need assistance with your application, have questions regarding fees and/or
dues, or would like information about how to work with someone at your institution to sponsor your registration and/or dues, please contact
Nick Mucha, Program Director, at (toll free) 1-877-SACNAS-1, ext 224. or Dawn Contreras, Registration Manager, at (toll free) 1-877-SACNAS-1,
ext 223.
1) Applying for Travel Scholarships: The applications for travel scholarships are only available online. Applicants must indicate on the
appropriate sections of the online application whether they are applying for travel support, lodging support, or both.
2) Curriculum Vitae: Each applicant is required to submit online a copy of his/her Curriculum Vitae. The Curriculum Vitae must be uploaded
online in PDF format or emailed by the application deadline (7/25/2008).
Award Details
Travel scholarships include lodging and/or travel to the SACNAS National Conference. Notification of application status will be sent via email in mid-July.
All travel scholarship awardees will be required to submit a Travel Scholarship Contract by a required deadline to finalize and activate the award; failure to submit the contract by
the deadline will invalidate the travel scholarship award. Air travel and/or lodging arrangements will be made by SACNAS upon receipt of signed travel scholarship contract.
Failure to follow the general cancellation policy may result in financial charges to the student for air travel, lodging, and registration fees (up to $1,000 in fees).
Lodging
Postdoc travel scholarship recipients will be housed at a conference hotel for four (4) nights, one (1) postdoc per room. Awards cover
room and tax only. Incidentals are not covered.
Postdoc travel scholarship recipients will be housed at a conference hotel for three (3) to four (4) nights, one (1) postdoc per room. Number of
hotel nights/arrival date is dependent on a number of factors—including by not limited to participation in preconference activities and
travel from a location requiring extended flight duration to arrive at the conference location (SACNAS reserves the right to
determine arrival date). Awards cover room and tax only. Incidentals are not covered.
Travel
Standard Roundtrip Airfare: All travel scholarship recipients will be scheduled to arrive either on Wednesday, October 8, or Thursday,
October 9, and depart on Sunday, October 12. A SACNAS travel scholarship does NOT cover ground transportation to and from the airport.
Apply for a Travel Scholarship at MySACNAS
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