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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Dear fellow MIT PostDocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">This is a kind reminder of the
<b>October 1st 2013 deadline</b> for online applications to the Fall 2013 Travel Grants, covering the period from 1st September 2013 to 1st of January 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The grants will be announced by 15<sup>th</sup> October 2013.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">We encourage postdoc applicants from all disciplines to participate, as per the eligibility criteria specified below<b>:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Be a current MIT post-doc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Be presenting a talk or a poster at the conference
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Have not received a past travel grant award from the MIT PDA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Not be involved in any committees of the MIT PDA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Submit only a single application form<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">All or a substantial part of the submitted work MUST have been carried out within MIT. In brief, the MIT PI should be within the
list of authors.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">To apply, please fill out properly every sections of the
<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gcFsYWLwUJBc6sE3WdsBYEvy8idm3cVrWKZZqNcB1pU/viewform">online application form:</a></b>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The grants will be up to the amount of <span class="apple-converted-space">$</span>1000 for international travel and up to $600 for domestic.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Evaluation will be based exclusively on the scientific merits and originality of the submitted works and not the overall quality of applicants. Therefore,
a compelling description of the significance and impact of the presented project is particularly important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Any conferences between the Grant announcement date and the 1st of September will be covered retrospectively, for successful contesters. Awardees
will be reimbursed upon submission of applicable receipts to the Treasurer of the PDA (travel, lodging, on site transportation, food).
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The PDA Travel Grant Program is made possible through funding from the MIT Postdoctoral Association.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The MIT PDA is funded in part by the Office of the MIT Vice President for Research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">With KR,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Magdalini Papadaki (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:magdapap@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">magdapap@mit.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Professional Development Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">MIT Postdoctoral Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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