The NGDI-UBC is pleased to offer four travelships for eligible students presenting papers at the 2011 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held on October 23-27th in Washington DC. Dr. Kish Wasan is the Chair-Elect for the AAPS Pharmaceutical in Global Health Focus Group: for more information on this group click here.
Graduate and undergraduate students presenting papers pertaining to Pharmaceuticals in Global Health are eligible to apply.
The award consists of up to $750 per student.
Eligibility criteria:
Recipients will be selected from all applicants who meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Currently enrolled as a full-time student.
- Member of AAPS since March 2011 or earlier.
- First author of an accepted abstract pertaining to Pharmaceuticals in Global Health.
- Have the paper accepted by one of the nine AAPS sections for presentation at the 2011 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held in Washington, DC (October 23-27) which the student will be presenting.
- Have no other means of supplemental support to attend the meeting.
- Be present at the Pharmaceuticals for Global Health Focus group annual business meeting (date to be announced) in Washington, DC to receive the award.
Selection criteria:
Applicants whose submitted papers are not accepted by the Paper Screening Committee will be removed from the eligible pool before the award selections are made.
- An award sub-committee assigned by Pharmaceuticals for Global Health FG chair will perform the selection as follows:
Pre-selection of abstracts already accepted by the AAPS screening committees for relevance to Pharmaceuticals in Global Health - Make final selection from the short list.
How to apply:
An online Travelship Application form must be submitted to AAPS at the following link: http://www.aaps.org/inside/sections/travelships/index.asp?eventid=GlobalH11 no later than July 25, 2011.
Reimbursement:
The reimbursement will be issued to the selected individuals following the meeting upon receipt of documented meeting expenses (e.g., copy of airline ticket, hotel and meal receipts, etc.).