MSA International Committee
MSA-RMS Travel Scholarship Award 2004

Through a cooperative agreement between the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) and the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), a travel
scholarship is available to a graduate student or post-doctoral research assistant to attend a meeting or course organized by the RMS in 2004.
Details of such meetings and courses can be found under events at http://www .rms.org.uk (remember U.K. date format is day/month/year).
MSA will award up to $1000 towards travel and accommodation. RMS will cover the registration costs and partial accommodation costs.
The applicant must be a member of MSA in good standing at the time the application is submitted and at the time of the meeting or course.

Applications for the award shall be by e-mail and consist of:
1. Applicants full name, address, email address, and details of academic and/or professional status;
2. A statement of up to 500 words outlining why the applicant wants to attend a named conference or course;
3. A separate e-mail from the applicant's faculty advisor/supervisor confirming the status of the applicant and detailing any supplementary financial support; and
4. If required for a conference presentation, an appropriately prepared (draft) abstract. This abstract will need to be submitted in sufficient time and to have sufficient scientific content to be accepted into the official program of the conference.

Applications should be sent to Dr. J. Bentley, MSA Awards Committee Chair , ( email: bentleyj @ ornl. gov ) The deadline is November 10, 2003. The awardee is expected to be notified by December 1, 2003.