Description
The Stem Cell Society Singapore (SCSS) announces the Overseas Travel Fellowship Programme 2017 (OTFP17). The objective is to support eligible individuals with no access to financial resources to attend stem cell related overseas conferences held in the calendar year 2017.
The fellowship will provide support for covering cost related to attending the overseas conference. Successful candidates must either present an oral or poster presentation at the conference. Candidates will be selected by the Society based on the financial need and the scientific merit of the submitted abstract. The abstract must be accepted by the conference organizing committee to be eligible for the refund of cost. Candidates will be selected solely on the discretion of the Stem Cell Society Singapore.
Funds will be distributed to the successful candidates on a reimbursement basis and upon submission of and itemized invoice accompanied by original receipts.
Eligibility Criteria
To Apply
Submit your application online following this link or send by Email to [email protected] before 13th January 2017.
The following sections are required for a successful submission of your application in PDF format:
Application Deadline
13 January 2017 (NO extension).
Result Notification Date
You will be notified of the outcome of the application before 20 February 2017.
For Enquiries
Please email us at [email protected]
The Stem Cell Society Singapore (SCSS) announces the Overseas Travel Fellowship Programme 2017 (OTFP17). The objective is to support eligible individuals with no access to financial resources to attend stem cell related overseas conferences held in the calendar year 2017.
The fellowship will provide support for covering cost related to attending the overseas conference. Successful candidates must either present an oral or poster presentation at the conference. Candidates will be selected by the Society based on the financial need and the scientific merit of the submitted abstract. The abstract must be accepted by the conference organizing committee to be eligible for the refund of cost. Candidates will be selected solely on the discretion of the Stem Cell Society Singapore.
Funds will be distributed to the successful candidates on a reimbursement basis and upon submission of and itemized invoice accompanied by original receipts.
Eligibility Criteria
- Either you must be an active Student or Ordinary member with a postdoctoral fellow status having an active membership for the membership period 2017/18 (ending 30 June 2018). Postdoc fellows also must be early career postdocs within their first 5 years after their PhD. Membership can be renewed here.
- Student members must be enrolled as PhD students in a Singapore based institute of higher learning.
- You must either present a poster (first author) or deliver an oral presentation during the conference.
- You have to submit a short meeting report to the SCSS after your return to Singapore which may be published on our web page.
- We will still consider applications of applicants who already received other funding to attend any conference. Any other funding will be taken into consideration for determining the amount of the SCSS funding.
To Apply
Submit your application online following this link or send by Email to [email protected] before 13th January 2017.
The following sections are required for a successful submission of your application in PDF format:
- Cover letter and CV: Provide a letter stating which conference you would like to
attend and how your career will benefit from attending this meeting. The letter also
needs to clearly explain the financial need for funding. - Letter of Support from your Principal Investigator / Supervisor. Letter must state that you are either a PhD student or a postdoc within the first 5 years after obtaining.
- Abstract. Please attach Word document of the abstract you have submitted or will be submitting.
Application Deadline
13 January 2017 (NO extension).
Result Notification Date
You will be notified of the outcome of the application before 20 February 2017.
For Enquiries
Please email us at [email protected]