OPPORTUNITY: Paul C. Silva Student Grants for Travel or Research

Paul C. Silva worked at the University of California, Berkeley, and made important contributions to algal taxonomy and nomenclature throughout his career. Dr. Silva strongly advocated for phycology, phycologists and international cooperation in research. He was also the Chairperson of the International Organizing Committee that established the IPS in 1960 and served the society as both an Editor and as President. Grants are made twice annually for up to 8 graduate students.

The awards are for:

• Travel to meetings including workshops in which the student is presenting work on algae, whether the meeting is phycological or more general (e.g., evolution or ecology).
• Research projects on algae, which must be student-‐led with support from the supervisor.

Eligibility of applicants:

• Applicants must be graduate students, as verified by their supervisors.
• Applicants must be no more than 4 years from the start of their present studies.
• Applicants must be Student Members or Ordinary Members of the IPS, and not an Associate Member.
• For conferences and workshops, applicants must participate with a poster, talk or other significant contribution; for research awards, students must make the proposal.
• Only one application can be made per calendar year per student.
• Applicants agree to provide, for the IPS website, a photograph with a paragraph of text on their use of the award.

Applications:

• The application form is available on the IPS website: http://www.intphycsoc.org/stud...
• Closing dates are 30 May and 31 December each year, with up to four grants available for each deadline.
• Applications, on the application form, must be submitted to the Secretary of the IPS.
• Applications must be accompanied by the following documentation:
• evidence that the applicant is an IPS member.
• evidence of the venue and dates of the meeting, and costs of attendance, or
• for research grants, budget for consumables/travel/bench fees.
• 1–2-page CV

Judging of applications and awarding of grants:

• The Past President of the IPS is responsible for the judging of applications by designating and chairing a judging panel.
• In cases wherein there are more applicants than can be funded, the criteria for ranking applications will include:
• The applicant’s contribution to the conference, workshop or research project.
• The applicant’s personal statement in the application.
• Applicant’s CV
• Broad international spread of successful grants.
• Payments will be made by US cheque via the IPS Treasurer.
• Successful applicants will, as soon as feasible, submit to the Past President a short report on the result of their grant for the IPS website.