Sage Commons Congress Travel Awards

Sage Commons Congress Travel Awards

The organizers of the Sage Commons Congress, to held April 23-24, 2010 in San Francisco, are pleased to announce the availability of three travel grants, worth up to $800 each, to rising stars in the field of genomics based health research/drug discovery.

Travel Award registration deadline: March 15, 2010

Requirements:

You must be under 35 years old at the time of the Congress
You must submit the following:
A copy of your most recent C.V.
Sage Commons Congress Travel Application Form which includes:
Name and contact details of both applicant and sponsor
Details of your research experience (max 200 words) and academic/training background
An applicant statement (max 500 words) detailing what you would bring to the congress, how attending the Sage Congress will help you achieve your academic/professional/research goals and how you think Sage Bionetworks/Sage Commons platforms could be used to understand disease?
A letter of support from a sponsor confirming the applicant’s statement details.
You must attend the Congress to receive the award

Please submit your C.V. and application to: regoulding@gmail.com

Note: Please do not include any extra documentation, e.g., transcript, or letters of recommendation (beyond the letter of support), as they will not be reviewed.

The completed application must be received no later than MARCH 15, 2010. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications received after this date will NOT be considered.