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TRAVEL GRANTS FOR CIS RADIATION STUDY SCIENTISTS

by

Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms

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DOE/AAAS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) seek to recognize the research accomplishments of mid-career scientists from East Central Europe (ECE) and the countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU) in the area of environment and health, especially as it relates to the problems of radiation contamination and health. A program has been established to award young ECE and FSU scientists travel grants to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting and be able to present their research findings to conference attendees during poster sessions.

The 1996 AAAS Annual Meeting will be held from February 8 - 13 in Baltimore, Maryland.

THE AWARD

DOE/AAAS Fellows will be given economy class travel support to the conference along with lodging and per diem reimbursement for food and incidental expenses. The fellows will also participate in off-site visits to local agencies and institutes directly related to their research.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications by ECE and FSU graduate students and post-doctoral scientists (within five years of completing their degree) who currently are actively conducting research in the areas of environmental contamination and health in geographic regions identified as being contaminated by radiation will be accepted. This would include researchers in these regions specializing

not only in the effects of radiation contamination on health but also other possible contributory causes (e. g. chemical contamination) of negative health effects (e. g. leukemia and other forms of cancers) in these regions. These individuals must be working at recognized scientific research institutions; must be able to speak, read, and write English with a moderate degree of fluency; and must be able to gain the permission of their governments to travel.

APPLICATION AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

Application materials should include all of the following: 1) a letter of intent by the applicant including name, affiliation, and address, telephone, and email address, if any, where he/she can be reached; 2) an abstract of the proposed poster session including a brief description of the research question, research design, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions reached; 3) a curriculum vitae; and 4) two letters of support from professors or colleagues familiar with the applicant's research. These materials must be submitted to AAAS by mail or fax no later than October 31, 1995. No late or incomplete applications will be considered.

Send materials or inquiries to:

e-mail:bboswell@aaas.org

Applications will be judged by a five-member panel and announcements of

the five awardees will be made by late-November 1995. Fellows will be required to present their poster during a two-hour poster session during the annual meeting. They will also be required to submit a trip report outlining what they did and the knowledge that they gained.

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Date last Revised: September 10, 1997