International Forum - NIDA International Forum Travel Awards

DEADLINE: February 15, 2008

A limited number of travel awards are available to participants whose abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the NIDA International Research Poster Session. This award provides partial support to cover the registration, transportation, and lodging costs associated with the 2008 NIDA International Forum and the CPDD meeting.

• Eligibility

  TO QUALIFY, APPLICANTS MUST:
  Submit an abstract accepted for poster presentation at the NIDA International Research Poster Session using the online registration form

  • Submit a 2-page curriculum vitae to the NIDA International Forum.
  • Participate in both the NIDA International Forum and the CPDD meeting. (Separate registration and abstract submission are required for each meeting.)
  • Be the primary author of the submitted abstract and a citizen or permanent resident of a country other than the United States.
  • Binational Teams: If you are a primary author who is ineligible for a travel award because you are a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident, and you intend to fully participate in the NIDA International Forum, you can nominate a co-author for a travel award. Your nominee must be the principal foreign investigator on the project and a citizen or permanent resident of a country other than the United States. Please indicate that you wish to nominate your principal co-author for the travel award when you submit your abstract, and include the principal co-author's curriculum vitae as well as your own.
• Selection Criteria
  • Priority will be given to individuals who have not received travel support from NIDA between July 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008.
  • Priority will be given to:
    • Applicants whose research has been supported by NIDA
    • Applicants who have participated in a NIDA-supported research training or exchange program
    • Residents of low-income countries as identified by the World Bank.
  • To accommodate the varying costs of attending the NIDA International Forum, travel awards will be made in the following amounts according to an applicant’s residency:

  East Asia & Pacific	$1,500USD
  Europe & Central Asia	$1,000USD
  Latin America & the Caribbean	$1,000USD
  Middle East & Africa	$1,250USD
  North America (non-U.S. citizen)	$500USD
  South Asia	$1,250USD

• Format

  To be acceptable, abstracts must contain a concise statement of the research. Please follow a structured format, indicating in bold the four parts of your abstract:

  • Background: The problem under investigation or a hypothesis;
  • Methods: The experimental methods used;
  • Results: The essential results obtained in summary form. Sufficient quantitative data and statistical tests must be presented to permit evaluation by reviewers (generalizations or statements such as “to be completed” are not acceptable); and
  • Conclusion: A summary of the findings that are supported by your results (statements such as “the results will be discussed” are not acceptable). Number the conclusions, if multiple ones are presented.