Dear YES
members,
We are
pleased to announce that the Geological Society of America and the Geological
Society of London are offering travel assistance to African students and early
career geoscientists to attend the 3rd and the 25th 2014. Funds will be
distributed in two parts. Upon notification of receipt of the award the
societies will provide 75% of the funds. The remaining 25% may be collected at
the conference. Young Earth Scientists (YES) Congress Colloquium of African
Geology (CAG25) to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 11-16 August.
Application
Criteria: You must
1. be an
African undergraduate, graduate student or early career professional
geoscientist (no more than 35 years old);
2. be
presenting an oral or poster paper and be able to show that your abstract has
been submitted and accepted;
3. attach a
brief statement (up to 300 words) describing how attending the YES and CAG
conferences will benefit your career development.
Important
Dates:
10 April
2014 – Abstract submission deadline for 3rd
20 April
2014 – Acceptance decided
30 May 2014
– Application deadline for travel grant
30 June –
Notification of travel grant award
