Grants and Merit Awards for Travel
These grants and awards support travel to attend and present at the Annual Meeting.
Travel Grants
Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund (LEMTTF)
The Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund was established by the Society for the Study of Reproduction in honor of the late Dr. Larry Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of SSR’s commitment to trainees. The Fund provides travel assistance for trainee members of the Society to attend and present their research results at the Society's Annual Meeting. It is managed by the Trainee Affairs Committee and is supported by donations, grant monies from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD/NIH, and the sale of commemorative t-shirts at each meeting.
Any trainee member of the Society who is presenting an abstract at the Society's Annual Meeting may request travel assistance. Funding is intended for trainees who are active in research but have limited funds. Grants are considered a reimbursement of meeting expenses. Trainees must preregister for the Annual Meeting before submitting an application for a travel grant.
To be a qualified applicant, you must be:
- a current trainee member of SSR (dues must be paid and mentor's signature on file in the SSR Office by 22 February 2013, the deadline for submission of abstracts), and
- the presenter of an accepted abstract at the Annual Meeting.
Applicants are encouraged to complete the application and submit the the completed application packet (including signatures) via email to the LEMTTF Coordinator. Alternatively, completed applications may be sent by fax or regular mail. Emailed or faxed applications must be submitted by midnight 6 June 2013. Packets sent by regular mail must be postmarked by midnight 6 June 2013. See the application form for specific instructions:
Burroughs Wellcome Travel Fellowships for Underrepresented Minority Trainees and Junior Faculty from the U.S.A. or Canada
(Supported by a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.)
Underrepresented minority trainees and junior faculty are invited to apply for travel fellowships to attend SSR's Annual Meeting. The fellowship includes reimbursement of meeting registration and up to an additional USD $1,200 for housing, food, and travel expenses. Recipients will receive a 2014 SSR membership, a meeting T-shirt, and a ticket to the barbecue dinner & dance.
It is anticipated that six trainees and three junior (non-tenured) faculty who have a background in reproductive biology will be awarded fellowships. A trainee is defined as a student (undergraduate or graduate) or a postdoctoral associate.
To be a qualified applicant, you must be:
- a member of an underrepresented minority,
- a resident of the United States or Canada, and
- enrolled as a student in or teaching at an accredited degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada.
Membership in the Society is not a requirement, nor is submission of an abstract for presentation. As this award provides full support to attend the meeting, recipients of this fellowship may not accept additional travel awards (e.g., LEMTTF, USDA or Lalor Fellowships, FASEB MARC Travel Awards).
Please download the 2013 Burroughs Wellcome Fellowship Application for additional eligibility details. The deadline for applications is 10 May 2013.
FASEB MARC Travel Awards
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), through its Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program, provides funding for travel awards to encourage and support the participation of underrepresented students and postdoctoral fellows at scientific meetings. Because SSR is a member of FASEB, interested and eligible individuals may apply to FASEB MARC for funding to support travel to SSR's Annual Meeting.
Two types of travel awards are currently available: the Poster/Platform (Oral) Presenter Travel Award and the Faculty/Mentors and Students Travel Award. Application is restricted to underrepresented trainees who are U.S. citizens or are permanent residents of the U.S.A. and who reside within the U.S.A. or its territories.
Please see the FASEB MARC Travel Awards for Scientific Meetings page for eligibility details and to download an application (use the non-meeting-specific forms marked "July-December 2013"). The deadline for applications is 31 May 2013.
Merit Awards
AgResearch Merit Awards
(The SSR anticipates receipt of a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, to support these Merit Awards.)
Abstracts entered in competition for the AgResearch Merit Awards must represent research performed primarily by the presenter and must relate to the goal of benefiting or enhancing our understanding of reproduction in agriculturally important species. The competition is open to qualifying SSR trainee members, regardless of country of origin. The Awards Committee will rate the abstracts according to how well each meets the objectives and the following criteria:
- relevance of research to the goal of enhancing understanding of reproduction in agriculturally important species,
- scientific merit,
- interpretation and impact of the results, and
- clarity of the abstract.
Abstracts eligible for an AgResearch Merit Award may also be considered for an SSR Trainee Research Award. Please see the Qualifications page for details.
Ten presenters will be selected to receive an AgResearch Merit Award of $500 to attend and present at the 2013 SSR Annual Meeting. The winning abstracts will be noted in the program of the Annual Meeting, the presenters will be recognized at the Annual Meeting, and each awardee will also receive a ribbon identifying him/her as the recipient of an AgResearch Merit Award.
Questions concerning this award may be directed to Dr. Robert Viger, Chair of the SSR Awards Committee (robert.viger@crchul.ulaval.ca).
Lalor Foundation Merit Award
(The SSR anticipates receipt of a grant from the Lalor Foundation to support these awards.)
Abstracts entered in competition for the Lalor Foundation Merit Awards must represent research performed primarily by the presenter. The competition is open to qualifying SSR trainee members, regardless of country of origin. The Awards Committee will rate the abstracts according to the following criteria:
- scientific merit,
- interpretation and impact of the results, and
- clarity of the abstract.
The name(s) of the author(s) or place(s) where the research was conducted will not be revealed to the Awards Committee during evaluations of the abstracts. Abstracts eligible for a Lalor Foundation Merit Award may also be considered for an SSR Trainee Research Award. Please see the Qualifications page for details.
Presenters will be selected to receive a Lalor Foundation Merit Award to attend and present at the 2013 SSR Annual Meeting. The winning abstracts will be noted in the program of the Annual Meeting and the presenters will be recognized at the Annual Meeting; each awardee will also receive a ribbon identifying him or her as the recipient of a Lalor Foundation Merit Award.
Questions concerning this award may be directed to Dr. Robert Viger, Chair of the SSR Awards Committee (robert.viger@crchul.ulaval.ca).