2015 Travel Award Application Process

2015

***The DEADLINE for travel award applications has been extended until 12 noon (EST) on Sunday, October 5, 2014.***

The 2015 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM Travel Awards will cover the conference registration, housing, airfare, and ground transportation.

***For travel award recipients, AAAS staff will process the conference registration and make the hotel arrangements.***

A limited number of travel awards are available for students who are selected for poster or oral presentations at the ERN Conference. Please check with your advisor to determine if you should apply for a travel award.

All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the following criteria: (1) academic achievement and (2) STEM career interest. For award finalists, we will contact faculty mentors to verify student GPAs and for an explanation of why travel support cannot be paid from their NSF grant or other sources.

Eligibility for ERN Travel Award

ERN Travel Award applicants:

(A) Must be undergraduate or graduate students who participate in research or education projects funded by one of the following NSF programs*:

• Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP);
• Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST);
• Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI-REM) Scholars;
• EntryPoint;
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP);
• Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and LSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate;
• National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) Scholars;
• Research in Disabilities Education (RDE);
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs); and
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).

(B) Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.

(C) Must be accepted to present a poster or oral presentation at the 2015 ERN Conference in STEM.

*The National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) is also working with AAAS to increase the number of African American and other underrepresented minority physics students who participate in the ERN conference.

Travel Award Application Process

To begin the application process, please access the following link:

ERN Travel Award Application Process

Key dates related to the travel award application process:

• Applications for travel awards must be submitted by midnight (PST) on October 3, 2014.
• Travel Award notifications will be sent after November 11, 2014.