Travel scholarships

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 2007.

All amounts are in Australian dollars

Origins	Value
New South Wales	$ 300
Western Australia	$ 700
Anywhere else in Australia	$ 500
Asia	$ 1000-2500 depending on cost of international travel

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 Graham Keen at ICE-EM: graham (at) amsi.org.au

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.

COSNet registration subsidies

The ARC Complex Open Systems Research Network (COSNet) offers a registration discount to its students and early career researchers members. The discounts are 44$ for students and 115$ for early career researchers. To join COSNet, click here.

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.

All 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
• An abstract for a poster or an oral presentation.
  If you request an oral presentation, please be prepared to change this to a poster on request from the committee.
  If you are unable to present a poster or an abstract, please write a statement giving reasons for wishing to attend the Symposium (up to one page).

For Asian and Latin America travel scholarships, also include to your application:

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

Submit the relevant documents (PDF, postscript or text formats) by 14 September 2007 for Asian Travel cholarship applicants or 19 October 2007 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 BIS07committee (at) maths.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 19 October 2007 to:

Ms Annette Hughes,
Centre for Bioinformation Science,
Mathematical Sciences Institute,
John Dedman Building 27,
Australian National University,
ACT 0200 Australia