Is funding available for student travel to Regional Chapter meetings?
Yes, to increase attendance of graduate and undergraduate students at RC meetings in large regions, there is funding available. Several of the Regional Chapters are very large geographically and it is very difficult and expensive for students to travel to RC annual meetings. Potential attendees would be eligible for this travel support if they are at a distance of over a 4-hour drive from the venue of the meeting. Up to $2,000 per Chapter can be requested annually. Requests, with justification, should be submitted by the Regional Chapter (and not from individual students or institutions) to the SOT Council Subcommittee for Non-SOT Meeting and Regional Chapter Funding which will make a decision on whether a RC should receive the funding. Requests will most likely be honored if the funds will support multiple trainees (such as for travel in a single vehicle and/or for sharing hotel rooms) and if these trainees come from multiple laboratories within the RC. Funds are not to be used for me
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