[FUN_Mail] Announcement: FUN Travel Award 2017

[Hewlet G. McFarlane]

Applications for Undergraduate Student Travel Awards
<http://funfaculty.org/applications/index.php/568452?lang=en>to the 2017
Society for Neuroscience Meeting in Washington, D.C. are being accepted now
through May 26th, 2017 at 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

Information about the award: The award offers aid for expenses associated
with attending the Society for Neuroscience 2017 meeting for an
undergraduate student who is presenting a poster at the main SFN meeting.
All student award travel award applications must have a faculty sponsor who
is a dues-paying member of FUN.

The student should be an author on the abstract and present research
results from studies conducted while an undergraduate.  It is not necessary
that the student be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time of the SFN
fall meeting.  Students are eligible if the work was done as a graduating
senior the previous year. However, students who have previously won a FUN
travel award may not reapply.

A panel of FUN members judges the award applications.  The judging criteria
focus on the student’s contribution to the project, the importance and
originality of the project, and the candidate’s potential in science.
Preference is given to students who are first author on the abstract.
How to apply:
This year, applications must be submitted online
<https://funfaculty.org/applications/index.php/762863?lang=en> *by the
faculty sponsor* *as a single PDF document.*  Please go to the following
website to apply and upload the following documents:

1.         The abstract submitted to the Society for Neuroscience (due to
SfN by May 4th).  The student should be an author on the abstract and
present research results from studies conducted while an undergraduate.

2.        A statement *by the student candidate* indicating the scientific
importance of the project, the candidate’s contribution to the project
(including an estimation of the amount of time spent on it), and the
relevance of this research experience to the candidate’s career plans. (Two
page maximum)

3.        The student candidate’s CV/resume. The CV/resume should include
any other research-related activities.

4.        A short statement by the student’s faculty sponsor.  This
statement should clearly identify the specific contributions the student
candidate has made, especially in the case of multiple student authors.

If  you have any questions or concerns about the application process,
please contact Hewlet McFarlane (M <chase at hope.edu>cFarlaneh at Kenyon.edu
<http://mcfarlaneh@kenyon.edu/>).

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Hewlet G. McFarlane, PhD.
Professor of Neuroscience
Neuroscience Department Chair
Kenyon College
Gambier OH 43022
President-Elect, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN)
Director, Camp 4 Scholars at Kenyon College

Phone: (740) 427 – 5375 <(740)%20427-5375>
  FAX: (740) 427 – 5237 <(740)%20427-5237>
Cell: (740) 975-6703
McFarlaneh at Kenyon.edu
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