Travel scholarships

Sorry, application deadlines for scholarships have passed. Paper submissions are still being accepted.

Travel scholarships are available for eligible students and early career researchers residing outside of the ACT. The amounts offered are dependent upon the distance travelled to attend BioInfoSummer 2006.

Origins	value
Sydney	$ 300
Western Australia and New Zealand	$ 700
Anywhere else in Australia	$ 500
Europe/North America (partial funding)	up to $ 1000
Asia	$ 1000-2500 depending on cost of international travel

All amounts are in Australian dollars.

ICE-EM Australian Travel Scholarships

The International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM) is pleased to offer student travel scholarships to attend BioInfoSummer. Students enrolled in AMSI institutions and not currently residing in the ACT are invited to apply for these scholarships, by following the guidelines below.

ICE-EM Asian and Latin American Travel Scholarships

Several international travel scholarships are available to eligible postgraduate students and early career academics enrolled or employed in universities in Asia and Latin America. Applicants must be able to understand and communicate at a scientific level in the English language (English language skill equivalent to IELTS 6.5).

The subsidies have a value of AU$ 1000 to AU$ 2500 (approximately US$ 750 to US$1900), and can be used towards registration fees, accommodation and travel expenses. Applicants should follow the guidelines below for submission. All applications from international students must be submitted online. For questions, contact Dr Nancy Lane at ICE-EM.

MASCOS/COSNet Student Travel Scholarships

The ARC Centre in Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems and the ARC Complex Open Systems Research Network are pleased to offer student travel scholarships to attend BioInfoSummer. Honours and PhD students not currently residing in the ACT are invited to apply for these scholarships by following the guidelines below. Recently submitted or graduated Honours or PhD students are also encouraged to apply, subject to availabilty.

This scholarship is mainly intended for applicants who are not eligible for the two ICE-EM scholarships outlined above, i.e. from Australian insitutions who are not AMSI members, from New Zealand universities, from European and North American universities. The value of this scholarship is the same as the ICE-EM Australian travel scholarship for Australian students (see above table), $700 for applicants from New Zealand universities, and $ 1000 for applicants from further afield.

ICE-EM PRIMA Accommodation Subsidies

ICE-EM is offering five accommodation subsidies for one week to postgraduate students enrolled full-time in universities that are members of the Pacific Rim Mathematical Association (PRIMA) to participate in the Graduate School. The subsidies cover the cost of room and board.

Because of reciprocal relations amongst PRIMA institutions, PRIMA students pay the same registration fees as AMSI student. PRIMA students who wish to attend, but who are not awarded one of the five accommodation subsidies, still pay the reduced registration fee.

Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a PRIMA university. Non-native English language speakers should have English language skills equivalent to IELTS level 6.5.

Hilary Booth Prizes for best talk/poster

We are pleased to announce prizes for best oral presentations and poster. Prizes of $500 each will be awarded to the best student and postdoctoral talks, and the best poster. These prizes are in memory of Dr Hilary Booth who sadly passed away on 26 May 2005.

Guidelines for Applications for Travel Scholarships

The following guidelines apply to all travel scholarships.

Applicants are asked to submit:

• Summary of current research topic (100 - 200 words)
• Undergraduate record (Honours students) or CV (PhD students and postdocs)
• Letter of support/recommendation from supervisor
• Statement giving reasons for wishing to attend the ICE-EM Summer Symposium in Bioinformatics (up to one page)

For Asian and Latin America Travel Scholarships only:

• Indication of English language level, such as TOEFL or IELTS scores
• Cost of return international travel expenses to Sydney, Australia

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for a poster (preferable) or an oral presentation. If you don't have a poster already prepared, the basic minimal content could include the following, each on a sheet of A3/A4 papers:

• your name and thesis topic,
• recent discoveries in your project, and
• new challenges

Submit the relevant documents (PDF, postscript or text formats) by 9 October 2006 for Asian Travel Scholarship applicants or 9 October 2006 for applicants from Australian and New Zealand universities. Please submit your application online, on this form, if possible. Submissions can also be made via email to bioinfosummer@yin.anu.edu.au

Electronic submission (above) is preferable, and all applicants from Asia must submit electronically. If necessary, applicants from Australia and New Zealand may submit applications postmarked no later than 9 October 2006 to:

Katie Lau,
Centre for Bioinformation Science,
Mathematical Sciences Institute,
John Dedman Building 27,
Australian National University,
ACT 0200 Australia