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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Dear Postdocs,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">The PDA Conference Travel Grants, covering the period from January 1st, 2016 to June 30th, 2016, is now open for application. </font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3"><b>The deadline is December 10th, 2015</b>.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">The grants will be in the amount of up to $1000 for international travel and up to $600 for domestic travel.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">We encourage postdoc applicants from all disciplines to participate, as per the eligibility criteria specified below:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">1. Applicant must be a current MIT post-doc.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">2. Must be presenting a talk/poster at a conference scheduled between </font><font face="Calibri" size="3">January 1st, 2016 to June 30th, 2016</font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">.</span></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">3. Have not received a past travel grant from the MIT PDA.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">4. Submit application only for a single conference.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">5. At least, a part of the presented work MUST have been carried out at MIT, and the MIT PI should be a co-author.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">6. Officers of the MIT PDA are not eligible.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">To apply, please fill out properly every section of the following form:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="https://form.jotform.com/53233666367966" style="color: purple;">https://form.jotform.com/53233666367966</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><b>The deadline for the online application is December 10th, 2015 and awardees will be announced by the end-of-December 2015.</b></span></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Travel grants will be paid upon submission of all conference-related receipts to the Treasurer of the PDA (registration fee; travel, lodging, on site transportation, and food). If there are expenses that are being reimbursed by
the department or other sources, please indicate this when submitting receipts. Travel grant funds will only cover amounts not already being reimbursed. PI’s and departmental administrators will be notified of the award.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Evaluation will be based exclusively on the scientific merits and originality of the submitted work. Therefore, a compelling description of the significance and impact of the presented project is particularly important.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
The PDA Travel Grant Program is made possible through funding from the MIT Postdoctoral Association. The MIT PDA is funded in part by the Office of the Vice President for Research.</div>
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<div><font face="Consolas" style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Dinesh Kumar, Ph.D.</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Consolas" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><i>Chair</i>, Professional Development Committee</b> | <a href="http://pda.mit.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: purple;"><font color="#0433ff">MIT Postdoctoral Association</font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Consolas" style="font-size: 12px;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</font></div>
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<div><font face="Consolas" style="font-size: 12px;">email: <a href="mailto:dineshk@mit.edu">dineshk@mit.edu</a></font></div>
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