Tony B. Academic Travel Awards for Students, Post-Doctoral Fellows and Junior Faculty
Tony B. Academic Travel Award
In a special moment this past January at LabAutomation2010, ALA Charter Member Gary Kramer and ALA Co-Founder Dave Herold announced the renaming of the ALA Academic Travel Award to the Tony B. Academic Travel Award in honor of ALA Co-Founder Tony Beugelsdijk, Los Alamos National Laboratory, who passed away in August, 2009. Tony played a very inspirational and instrumental role in laboratory robotics and made significant contributions to ALA and LabAutomation. We are honored to remember him through a program that recognizes up-and-coming researchers who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in laboratory automation.
Students, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and junior faculty (less than four years in first academic appointment) may apply for a travel award. The applicant must be the primary author of a submitted abstract and must present their research in either a poster or oral (podium) session at the conference.
Award applications are reviewed by members of the SLAS Education Committee and are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: quality of the abstract, relevance of the research to the LabAutomation conference, statement of value of the conference, and qualifications of the applicant.
Multiple applicants from a single research group are allowed to apply for the award. However, such applicants should understand that award application reviewers may prioritize the applications such that only one individual per investigator's research group will receive an award, based on funding availability and the criteria stated above.
Application submissions and accompanying support materials must be received by September 27, 2010. Notification of award winners will be e-mailed by October 18, 2010.
Important Deadline Note:
If you want your submission considered for a podium presentation, your application must be received by Monday, August 9, 2010. After this date, all abstracts will be considered for poster presentations only.
Tony B. Academic Travel Award Details of Covered Expenses:
- Airfare: Coach or Super saver. Travel arrangements made through anyone other than an SLAS agent will be refunded at actual cost or at "fair market rate" as provided by SLAS agent, whichever is lower.
- Personal Auto: Mileage will be reimbursed (only in lieu of airfare) at the 2011 IRS standard as published by the United States Government. Rental cars are not reimbursed.
- Meeting Registration: Full conference registration as well as registration for a one-day short course (space limited for short courses) is included. Any costs associated with required text books will be the responsibility of the individual. If an awardee chooses a two-day course, the additional day will be the responsibility of the individual, at the student rate of $25/day.
- Accommodations: Accommodations will be provided by the SLAS housing office on a shared basis for a maximum of 4 nights (2 people per room) at an official SLAS hotel. If award recipient does not wish to share a room, then half of hotel cost will be reimbursed (2 nights). If recipient is traveling from outside of North America, 5 nights of a shared hotel room will be provided.
Win the $10,000 SLAS Innovation Award and a Trip to Chemtech World Expo
in Mumbai, India
The SLAS Innovation Award is a $10,000 cash prize awarded to the author of the winning presentation at LabAutomation2011.
Additionally this year for LabAutomation2011, SLAS Innovation Award finalists will have the possibility of being selected as an elite guest presenter to showcase their work at the 25th Chemtech World Expo, Bombay Exposition Centre, February, 23-26, 2011, featuring more than 40,000 participants. Guest presenters will be provided with air travel to and from Mumbai, along with hotel accommodations, and a modest per diem. For details, visit SLAS Innovation Award.
Travel awards do not include a per-diem for food, rental car reimbursement, ground transportation or other expenses. The conference provides most meals with registration.
Required Support Material
- Complete Online Application Submitted. Prior to visiting this link, you should prepare the materials necessary to complete the application:
- Contact information/SLAS login
- Academic Status
- Faculty Mentor Name and Email
- Brief statement indicating the value of your participation in LabAutomation2011
- Biographical sketch including a description of relevant experience and goals
- Abstract submission — you are the primary author for either podium or poster presentation
- After submitting your application, email a supporting e-mail letter from faculty mentor or department chair to Amy McGorry at amcgorry@slas.org.
Online should be used, and all supporting materials must be sent directly to Amy McGorry at amcgorry@slas.org.
Other Opportunities
Academic Poster Competition
Qualifying students, graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty applicants chosen to present a poster, regardless of award status, will be eligible for the academic poster competition. Cash awards are presented for first, second, and third place. Poster Competition Guidelines.
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