Travel grants submission instructions

Travel grants are given to students and other participants who require support and would benefit from attending the Symposium. Priority will be given to those who will be presenting papers or posters, especially those who apply before the deadline, 15 September 2008. The Travel Grant Committee will also give priority to individuals from relatively under-represented regions, and individuals who have not attended the Symposium or received travel grants in previous years. Individuals who have made significant contributions to the Mission of the ISTS will be given particular consideration. The committee looks favorably upon those who demonstrate efforts to secure additional sources of travel funds or matching grants. The priorities vary among travel regions and from year to year depending on the symposium location, theme and budget. The Travel Grant Committee attempts to conduct a fair and transparent process for the award of grants. All travel awardees are listed on the ISTS website at the end of the symposium.

Applicants should follow this procedure to apply (all steps take place within the online registration portal):

1. Register for the symposium
2. Submit your abstract to the symposium for consideration
3. Using your symposium registration number, complete the online travel grant application in full prior to the 15 September 2008 deadline.

Applicants should apply to the region which they are traveling from, NOT where the research was conducted. Awards will be announced by mid November 2008, and all recipients are expected to apply for visas immediately upon award if they have not already done so. Please contact the appropriate Regional Chair with any questions. It is greatly preferred that all correspondence is carried out by email/internet. However, if it is impossible to access an online computer, applicants can make contact with their Regional Chairs by fax. Grant recipients are expected to attend the entire symposium. Contact information for travel chairs is provided below.

Travel support contacts

Travel Committee Chair
Hoyt PECKHAM hoyt@biology.ucsc.edu
Fax: +1 831 459 2249

Regional Chair - Africa
Angela FORMIA aformia@seaturtle.org
Fax: +39 055 2288289

Regional Chair - Asia/Pacific and Middle East
Nicolas J. PILCHER pilcher@tm.net.my
Fax: +60 88 387136

Regional Chair - South Asia
Kartik SHANKER kshanker@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Fax: +91 80 23601428

Regional Chair - Caribbean (English-speaking)
Karen ECKERT keckert@widecast.org
Fax: +1 252 504 7648

Regional Chair - Europe
Aliki PANAGOPOULOU aliki@archelon.gr

Regional Chair - Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean
Alejandro FALLABRINO afalla7@gmail.com

Regional Chair - USA and Canada
Bryan WALLACE bwallace@duke.edu
Fax: +1 252 504 7653