Created: 8th September 1998, last updated: 9th September 1998, © 1998 ABRF

A program is available to help ABRF members with limited access to travel funds to attend "ABRF‘99 Bioinformatics and Biomolecular Technologies: Linking Genomes, Proteomes, and Biochemistry" to be held in Durham, NC, March 19-22, 1999. A travel award fund has been established jointly by the ABRF and PE Biosystems. The award is intended for both junior and senior scientific staff in resource laboratories. However, facility directors will be considered in special circumstances such as those from very small laboratories or laboratories located outside of North America. Students or postdoctoral fellows directly associated with the mission of member laboratories may also apply. Applications are encouraged from attendees regardless of travel distances.

Applicants for this travel award will require a letter of support from their laboratory director or, in the case where a director is applying, a letter of support from a senior colleague or head of department. Letters of support must be emailed to: travelaward@abrf.org

Applicants must complete the form posted at:

http://www.abrf.org/ABRF/ABRFMeetings/ABRF99/travelaward.html

Letters of recommendation and applications must be submitted before November 1, 1998 at which time the above addresses will be closed.

Support will be awarded only for transportation expenses with the hope that these funds can be used as a seed to request the remainder of expenses from the home institution. No more than one award will be made to any particular laboratory and 1998 travel award winners will not be eligible for a 1999 award. Successful applicants will be notified by December 1, 1998.

In case an applicant does not have internet access or has questions concerning filing an application, please contact Lowell Ericsson, chairman of the ABRF Travel Award Committee.

Return to the index