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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks to Christina Grozinger for sharing the below:</span><br><br>****<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Travel grants to international social insect conference<br><br>The executive committee is very pleased to announce that North American<br>Section will be able to support undergraduate and graduate student travel<br>to the XVII Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social<br>Insects, to be held in Cairns, Australia, during July 13-18, 2014. This<br>quadrennial meeting is the biggest entomological meeting focused on social<br>insects, and is the best opportunity for student NAS-IUSSI members to<br>present their work to an appreciative audience, interact with current and<br>potential collaborators, and locate future employers.<br><br>Selected dues paying student members of the NAS-IUSSI (for membership<br>information see <a href="http://iussi.cyberbee.net/member/" target="_blank">http://iussi.cyberbee.net/member/</a>) who plan to give either<br>an oral or poster presentation at the conference will receive travel grants<br>of $2000 each. We will also consider postdoctoral applicants who are within<br>12 months of having defended their thesis. We anticipate being able to fund<br>a minimum of 15 students. Priority will be given to applicants making oral<br>presentations, who can use the conference most effectively for professional<br>advancement and engagement. Applicants will be selected to ensure a<br>diversity of genders, ethnicities, study systems and questions, and<br>geographic locations, and will span primarily teaching colleges and<br>research universities. Each applicant will have to provide a cover letter,<br>a title and abstract of the planned presentation, a curriculum vitae, a<br>description of additional sources of funding to ensure their capacity to<br>attend, and a supporting letter from their primary advisor. Applications<br>are due by March 18, 2014. Please submit the materials in a single compiled<br>file (a pdf is preferred) to Sean O'Donnell (<a href="mailto:so356@drexel.edu">so356@drexel.edu</a>), Chair of<br>the NAS/IUSSI Awards Committee. Incomplete or late applications will not be<br>considered. Prioritization of funding will be determined by five impartial<br>committee members using cumulative ranking scores. Merit will be based on<br>quality and relevance of the work, and need of the student. Recipients will<br>be notified by March 28.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_____________________________________<br><br>Christina M. Grozinger<br>Professor, Department of Entomology<br>Director, Center for Pollinator Research<br>Center for Chemical Ecology<br>Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences<br>Pennsylvania State University<br>Chemical Ecology Lab 4A<br>University Park, PA 16802<br>Phone: 814-865-2214<br>Email: <a href="mailto:cmgrozinger@psu.edu" target="_blank">cmgrozinger@psu.edu</a><br>Webpage: <a href="http://grozingerlab.com/" target="_blank">http://grozingerlab.com/</a>; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegrozingerlab" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thegrozingerlab</a><br>Center for Pollinator Research: <a href="http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators" target="_blank">http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>