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PAG Travel Grants

Awardees for the PAG-XVI Conference may be viewed HERE


Please note - One application will suffice for consideration for the following grants - Miksche/Gale/Scherago! The student travel grants are not subject to these qualifications.

All applicants must be traveling from outside the US! Non-US scientists who are in the US may NOT apply for these travel grants!

Lastly, the names of awardees will be posted on the web site as soon as they are available. Do NOT keep sending emails to check whether or not you have received an award!

Scherago International Student Travel Awards:

Starting with the PAG-XIV meeting Scherago International started awarding four (4) student travel awards for $350 plus complimentarty registration to the PAG meeting. Applicants must submit a poster paper and one letter of recommendation from your department/office in order to be considered for this award. The application deadline is 1 October, 2008. To apply, please fill out the Scherago International Student Travel Grant Awards Application Form. For additional details, please contact Dr. Douglas Bigwood (intl.pag.xvii.grants@gmail.com). The award will be presented at the Wednesday evening dinner.

Neal A. Jorgensen Genome Travel Awards:

Partial funding ($525 travel award and complimentary registration from Scherago International) for graduate student (not postdoc) travel to the PAG meeting is available. Interested graduate students should contact the relevant Species Coordinator (pig, cattle, sheep, poultry, or (tentative) horse). The application should consist of a letter requesting why the award is being sought and a printed copy of the students' abstract. To apply, please fill out the Neal A. Jorgensen Genome Travel Awards Application Form. Notification will be after the abstract deadline of 1 October 2008.


Michael D. Gale Travel Grant Award:

Starting with the PAG-XIII meeting Scherago International, in honor of one of the PAG meeting founders and leaders in the plant genome community is sponsoring the Michael D. Gale travel grant award. This award is for one travel grant award of $1000 to an international plant genome researcher who has NOT previously attended a PAG meeting. Applicants must submit a poster paper and one letter of recommendation from your department/office in order to be considered for this award. The application deadline is 1 October, 2008. To apply, please fill out the Jerome P. Miksche Travel Grant Awards Application Form. For additional details, please contact Dr. Douglas Bigwood (intl.pag.xvii.grants@gmail.com). The award will be presented at the Wednesday evening dinner.


Jerome P. Miksche Travel Grant Award:

Scherago International again is sponsoring the Jerome P. Miksche travel grant award. This award is for one travel grant award of $1000 to an international plant genome researcher who has NOT previously attended a PAG meeting. Applicants must submit a poster paper and one letter of recommendation from your department/office in order to be considered for this award. The application deadline is 1 October, 2008. To apply, please fill out the Jerome P. Miksche Travel Grant Awards Application Form. For additional details, please contact Dr. Douglas Bigwood (intl.pag.xvii.grants@gmail.com). The award will be presented at the Wednesday evening dinner.


Earl J. Scherago Travel Grant Award:

Starting with the PAG-X meeting Scherago International, in honor of passing in 2000 of the founder of their company, is sponsoring the Earl Scherago travel grant award. This award is for one travel grant award of $1000 to an international plant genome researcher who has NOT previously attended a PAG meeting. Applicants must submit a poster paper and one letter of recommendation from your department/office in order to be considered for this award. The application deadline is 1 October, 2008. To apply, please fill out the Earl J. Scherago Travel Grant Awards Application Form. For additional details, please contact Dr. Douglas Bigwood (intl.pag.xvii.grants@gmail.com). The award will be presented at the Wednesday evening dinner.


Aquaculture Species Group Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Bursaries:

The Aquaculture Species Group is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of Travel Bursaries, of up to $1,000, to support the attendance of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at PAG. Every graduate student and postdoctoral fellow who registers for the PAG meeting and submits an Abstract to the Aquaculture Workshop is eligible for consideration. Applications should be submitted by E-mail to Yniv Palti (yniv.palti@ars.usda.gov) and include the following items. A) the Title and Authors of the submitted Abstract, B) a statement of the anticipated costs for the applicant to attend the PAG meeting, and a statement of additional resources (if any) that will be available to support their attendance. Applicants MUST also arrange for their supervisor to send an E-mail to Yniv Palti confirming their status as a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow.
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