The Postdoctoral Conference Travel Award is will open April 2024. The award provides conference travel funds for postdocs in biological or biomedical sciences in any division at UC Santa Cruz. This year, we will be able to make one or more awards totaling $1,400.
Award criteria:
- Past and continuing evidence of research accomplishments
- Ability for the award to substantially improve your career prospects
- Financial need
This opportunity is made possible by a fund generously endowed by Irina and Boris Auerbuch.
Applications will open April 2024! Applications will be submitted via a google form, which will be made available here in April. Please prepare the following materials for your application:
A letter that describes:
(1) The conference you wish to attend.
(2) Any opportunity you would have to present at the conference and a brief statement of the work you would present (e.g. abstract) OR opportunities you will be allowed to pursue (e.g., job applications, grant proposals, manuscript writing, etc.)
(3) A budget for the use of the funds.
The letter should explain any other sources of funding that have, will, or may be used to support your travel to this conference. The letter and budget should not exceed two pages of single-spaced, 12-point text with one-inch margins. A CV that includes the following sections: academic history; awards, grants, and honors; public talks; publications; teaching experiences; and public service activities. The PDF should be named as follows: [your last name]-postdoc-travel-application-2023
Incomplete applications will not be eligible for consideration. You must be doing work in biological or biomedical sciences (in any division) at UC Santa Cruz to be eligible. Applications will be evaluated by the UC Santa Cruz Postdocs Association after the application deadline (TBD). Please note that you will be required to sign in to google with UCSC ID to access the online form.
If you are interested in applying outside the call or have any other questions, please inquire with us at uspa@ucsc.edu
Looking for other travel support mechanisms? See this database maintained by eLife.