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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The PDA Conference Travel Grants, covering the period from July 1st, 2016 to December 31, 2016, is now open for application. </span></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>The deadline is May 31, 2016</b>. </font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The grants will be in the amount of up to $1000 for international travel and up to $600 for domestic travel.</span></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">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 size="3" face="Calibri">1. Applicant must be a current MIT post-doc.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">2. Must be presenting a talk/poster at a conference scheduled between July 1st, 2016 to December 31, 2016.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">3. Have not received a past travel grant from the MIT PDA.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">4. Submit application only for a single conference.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">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.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">6. Officers of the MIT PDA are not eligible.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">To apply, please fill out properly every section of the following form:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><a href="https://form.jotform.com/61286619202959" style="color: purple;">https://form.jotform.com/61286619202959</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>The deadline for the online application is May 31, 2016, and awardees will be announced by the end-of-June 2016.</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">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 size="3" face="Calibri">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>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">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.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">Best Wishes,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>MIT Postdoctoral Association</b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Consolas" style="font-size: 12px;"><i>Chair</i>, Professional Development Committee | <a href="http://pda.mit.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: purple;"><font color="#0433ff">MIT
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