TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP

The CDB will offer a limited number of travel fellowships to young researchers from overseas. We hope that this support grant will encourage as many young scientists as possible to apply and to attend the meeting.

Application has been closed on Friday, December 3, 2010

Eligibility

1. Researchers who are affiliated with overseas organizations as either graduate students or postdocs (non-PI scientists), regardless of nationality.

2. Applicants who wish to make a presentation at the 20th CDB Meeting.

3. Applicants who will join all sessions at the 20th CDB Meeting.

Subsidies

Subsidies for the following items, up to the maximum amount allowable, may be provided following screening of the applicant by the meting organizers and the CDB academic gathering committee, on the condition that no additional subsidies are provided from other organizations, domestic or overseas.

1. Overseas flight expenses:
* CDB Travel Fellowship awardees must arrange their flight tickets following the rules of RIKEN CDB. All the applicants must read detailed guidelines below for reimbursement carefully and agree with all the rules before applying it.

Guideline for reimbursement

2. Accommodation expenses (for the meeting period):
* CDB Travel Fellowship awardees must stay at the hotel arranged by RIKEN CDB.

Application Process

Those eligible and wishing to apply for the fellowship should provide all the documents outlined below. The application deadline is Friday, December 3, 2010 and all documents should arrive at the meeting office by no later than this date. Any failure to follow all the instructions may eliminate your application early in the selection process.

In order to participate at the meeting you must apply separately through this website.

1. Application form for the fellowship:

PDF file

WORD file

Note:
RIKEN CDB collects personal information solely for the purposes of contacting applicants with information about its academic meetings and events. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to third parties.

2. Abstract:
The same abstract which was submitted as a part of meeting application process.

3. CV:
Curriculum Vitae should include a summary of your education, research experience and publications.

4. Letter of recommendation from your research instructor or lab head:
The letter should be signed and sealed by your research instructor or lab head.

5. Statement of reason for need:
Please state the reason for applying for this support. If you have any existing subsidies or support allowing you to come to Japan, please state the details.

All documents should be printed in A4 size format, enclosed in a single envelope and sent to:

RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB)
CDB Meeting Office
2-2-3, Minatojima minami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
TEL : +81-78-306-3009
FAX : +81-78-306-3090

* Documents should NOT be stapled.

Notification of receipt will be sent to your e-mail address when the secretariat receives your application.

Notice of Acceptance

Notification regarding the results of fellowship acceptance will be sent by e-mail by the end of December, 2010.