The Genetics Society of Australasia is providing financial
support for student members to attend the society's annual meeting in 2005
which will be held in conjunction with the International Society for Molecular
Biology and Evolution conference in Auckland, New Zealand from the 19th-23rd
June. For full details on the conference see http://www.mbe05.com/.
Support will be in the form of a $500 bursary to attend the
meeting. There are up to 36 bursaries available and these will be awarded at
the discretion of the GSA committee.
To be eligible for this support, applicants must meet the
following criteria:
- Applicant
must be a financial members of the Genetics Society of Australasia
(formerly known as the Genetics Society of Australia)
- Applicants
must be a currently enrolled in an Honours, Masters or PhD degree.
- Applicant
must present their work at the conference. Both oral and poster
presentations are acceptable. The presentation must substantially consist
of the student's own work. The contribution of others must be clearly
acknowledged.
- The
GSA Committee will serve as the adjudication panel that awards the
bursaries.
The application will consist of the following:
- A
copy of the abstract submitted to the Local Organizing Secretary for the
Conference.
- A
letter from the applicant's supervisor supporting the application.
- Details
of any other financial assistance available or sought.
Note that the deadline for abstract submission is 31st
March 2005 and bursary application close on Friday the 8th of April.
- Applications must be submitted by email to:
- Dr. Alex Andrianopoulos
- Secretary GSA
- alex.a@unimelb.edu.au