NASA Mars Program Office Announcement Of Student Travel Funding Opportunity for Astrobiology Science Conference
The Mars Program Office would like to announce that travel funding has been made available for students with Mars interests to attend the Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2006, which will be held March 26-30, 2006 in Washington, D.C.
Funding as a reimbursement of up to $750 is available for up to 8 students. An application must be submitted by February 12, 2006 to be considered for this funding. Students will be notified no later than February 26, 2006.
Competitive selection will be made by NASA Headquarters.
Funding will be provided as a reimbursement post-workshop, up to the specified funding level available. Funds may be used for transportation (airfare, to/from airport, parking, rental car) and lodging/per diem. In most cases, actual expenses will exceed the funding provided.
Students should note that travel costs will be reimbursed according to JPL/government-specified allowances. For reference, hotel/per diem rates can be found at http://www.gsa.gov (see per diem).
Eligibility:
Students must be U.S. citizens.
Students must be enrolled at a university at the time of the conference or the semester immediately following the conference (if during break).
Interested students with questions are encouraged to contact Marguerite Syvertson (Mars Program Office, mls@jpl.nasa.gov or 818-354-6492).
Applications should be submitted electronically to mls@jpl.nasa.gov.
The Mars Program Office would like to announce that travel funding has been made available for students with Mars interests to attend the Workshop on Surface Ages and Histories: Issues in Planetary Chronology, which will be held May 21-23, 2006, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, TX. Funding as a reimbursement of up to $750 is available for up to 4 students. An application must be submitted by April 7, 2006 to be considered for this funding. Students will be notified no later than April 21, 2006.
Competitive selection will be made by NASA Headquarters.
Funding will be provided as a reimbursement post-workshop, up to the specified funding level available. Funds may be used for transportation (airfare, to/from airport, parking, rental car) and lodging/per diem. In most cases, actual expenses will exceed the funding provided.
Students should note that travel costs will be reimbursed according to JPL/government-specified allowances. For reference, hotel/per diem rates can be found at http://www.gsa.gov (see per diem).
Eligibility:
Students must be U.S. citizens. Students must be enrolled at a university at the time of the conference or the semester immediately following the conference (if during break).
Interested students with questions are encouraged to contact Marguerite Syvertson (Mars Program Office, mls@jpl.nasa.gov or 818-354-6492).
Applications should be submitted electronically to mls@jpl.nasa.gov.
