Travel Awards

Nestlé Purina PetCare Travel Awards

Nestlé Purina PetCare is proud to provide financial assistance to the ISAE International Congress by awarding 3 Travel Awards ($1500 US each) to graduate students. These awards will help defray the cost of attending the ISAE International Congress and presenting their research. In order to be eligible, graduate students must have their abstract accepted by the ISAE congress committee for a theater presentation and the presentation must be related to domestic cat or dog behavior. Awards will be given on the basis of the quality of the research projects.

Applicants should submit their abstract for review following the instructions at http://www.ars.usda.gov/meetings/ISAE2011/abstract_submission.htm

Then please also send your abstract as a word document to the Organizing Committee Chair at jeremy.marchant-forde@ars.usda.gov together with a letter of recommendation from your major advisor. Successful applicants will be notified soon after final acceptance of abstracts.

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ISAE Congress Attendance Fund

The Congress Attendance Fund is available to assist ISAE members in attending the 2011 Congress in Indianapolis, USA through awards to cover the cost of registration and, possibly in a few cases, accommodation and/or travel. The total sum available in this fund is GBP 2000. Applications are due by Friday 15th April 2011 and should be sent to Janice Swanson, ISAE Senior Vice President at swansoj@anr.msu.edu.

Applications for funding will be reviewed by the Congress Attendance Fund Committee, and will be prioritized on the basis of financial need and quality of the abstract. Researchers and students from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply for this support. Successful applicants will be notified immediately following acceptance of abstracts. Please note that support from the Congress Attendance Fund to any one person is limited to once in any 5-year period. The application should contain the following information:

Name of applicant
Postal and e-mail address (or fax number)
The year the applicant became a member of ISAE
Occupation or position of applicant e.g. student, active researcher, unemployed researcher, etc
A justification explaining why the applicant should be given an award. There is no fixed format for this justification, as reasons will vary between applicants.

The application itself should not be more that one A4 or 8.5" x 11" page. It should be accompanied by a list of publications and/or presentations by the applicant (including local and regional meetings) and a copy of the abstract submitted to the congress.

For additional information, please contact Janice Swanson, ISAE Senior Vice President at swansoj@anr.msu.edu.

Humane Society of the United States Travel Award

For the past eleven years, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Humane Society International (HSI) has provided financial assistance for graduate students to attend the ISAE International Congress and present their research. We are pleased once again, to be able to offer this award. This year, we will be accepting applications from students worldwide who have not been prior recipients of this award and will award partial or full funding for three or more graduate students to present their research at the Congress. Selection will be based on the potential impact of the students' research toward improving farm animal welfare and on financial need.

The travel award was developed with the following objectives:

To raise the profile of farm animal welfare as a discipline in animal and veterinary science colleges.
To encourage students to investigate issues in farm animal welfare.
To provide students the opportunity to attend the ISAE meeting to present their research and so they can meet with, and learn from, others who work in this discipline.

The following items are necessary for your application to be considered:

Your name, contact information, academic institution, level of study, and the name of your advisor, along with a letter from you indicating:

your interest in animal welfare
your desire to attend this conference and what you hope to gain
the relevance of your research to the advancement of farm animal welfare
financial need

An abstract of your research, which you would present at the International Congress. Travel awards are contingent on the acceptance of your abstract by the ISAE committee. Application for this travel award does not suggest that ISAE has received or will accept your abstract.
Itemized list of travel expenses in US currency.
Letter of recommendation from your major adviser.

Note: Please include your name on all pages and (or) attachments. Deadline for submission is 7^th March 2011. Applications are accepted via e-mail. Please send the application to the following address. I look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Michael Greger, M.D. mgreger@hsus.org
Director, Public Health and Animal Agriculture
Humane Society International
2100 L St., N.W. Washington, DC 20037
phone: +1 (202) 676-2361
fax:+1 (202) 676-2372