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The FASEB MARC Program provides funding for travel awards to support the participation of Faculty/ Mentors and Students, and Poster/Platform (Oral) Presenters at selected scientific meetings and conferences. The awards help to defray meeting registration and travel-related expenses (lodging, transportation, per diem) for eligible underrepresented minority* undergraduate and graduate students, post-baccalaureates, postdoctorates, junior faculty and mentors/faculty scientists in the biomedical and behavioral science.
Biomedical and behavioral science categories include: biochemistry, bioengineering, biology, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, mathematics, microbiology, neurobiology, physics, physiology and some parts of psychology and sociology.
Full-time faculty members/mentors, undergraduate/graduate students, post-baccalaureates and postdoctoral fellows meeting the citizenship/residency requirements at accredited postsecondary minority institutions are also eligible to apply for the travel awards. (Refer to the Faculty/Students and Poster/Oral Presenter Travel Award applications for the travel award amount.)
Travel awards are processed as reimbursements to the award recipients. An award recipient will be required to pay his/her meeting- and travel-related expenses first, and then request reimbursement from the FASEB MARC Program Office after completion of the meeting/conference.
* Qualified ethnic minority groups that are identified as being underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences include: African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanic Americans, American Indians/Native Americans who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment, and Natives of the USA Pacific Islands (Guam, Hawai'i and American Samoa only.)
To receive support from the FASEB MARC Program, all applicants must be USA citizens, or non-citizen nationals (a non-citizen national is a person who, although not a citizen of the United States of America, owes permanent allegiance to the USA. This is generally a person born in a land that is not a state, but that is under USA sovereignty, jurisdiction, or administration -- for example, American Samoa), or permanent residents. An individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence must possess an alien registration receipt card (I-551 -- commonly known as a 'green card') prior to applying for funding and participation. Individuals on temporary or student visas, those seeking asylum, or refugees are not eligible for FASEB MARC Program funding or support.
The purpose of the MARC Program is to achieve greater participation in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of this country by individuals from underrepresented minority groups as described above. Therefore, participant selection will take into consideration whether an individual’s participation would help achieve the overall goals and objectives of the MARC Program.
There are two types of travel awards available:
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Faculty/Mentors and Students Travel Award: Each award provides funding for one faculty member/mentor and up to two students or post- baccalaureates from a minority institution to participate in one of the selected national meetings or conferences. (See listing of eligible meetings and conferences). The faculty/mentor must nominate up to two students and/or post-baccalaureates who are pursuing research careers in a life sciences discipline. The application packet must be submitted by the Faculty/Mentor listed on the application form. We do not accept Faculty/Mentor and Students Travel Award applications from students.
Notice Concerning the ABRCMS Meeting: Please be advised, for the ABRCMS meetings, only faculty/mentors with undergraduate students are eligible to receive the FASEB MARC Faculty/Mentor and Students Travel Awards.
NOTE: Do not apply for the Faculty/Mentor and Students Travel Award if the students are presenting posters/platform (oral) presentations. Students and post-baccalaureates should apply individually for the Poster/Platform (Oral) Presenter Travel Awards. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Poster/Platform (Oral) Presenter Travel Award: Each award provides funding for one underrepresented minority* graduate/ undergraduate student, post-baccalaureate or postdoctoral fellow who is 1st author and has been selected to give an oral or poster presentation at one of the selected national meetings or conferences. (See listing of eligible meetings/conferences.)
Notice Concerning the ABRCMS Meeting: Please be advised, for the ABRCMS meeting, only undergraduate students or post-baccalaureates are eligible to receive the FASEB MARC Poster/Platform (Oral) Presenter Travel Awards.
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FASEB MARC Poster/Oral Pre-Conference Preparation Workshop at the ABRCMS Meeting: FASEB MARC Program will host a Poster/Oral Pre-Conference Preparation Workshop on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to provide FASEB MARC poster/oral presentation travel award recipients with an opportunity to practice their presentations and obtain feedback from the designated Pre-Conference Preparation Workshop Mentors/Coaches. If you would like to participate in this workshop, you must indicate your plans to participate at the time you submit your FASEB MARC travel award application form.
NOTE: To accommodate the extra hotel night and per diem (for arrival on November 5, 2012), the FASEB MARC travel award amount will be increased to cover related expenses up to $1,950. If you do not plan to attend the Pre-Conference Preparation Workshop, the FASEB MARC travel award amount will be for related expenses up to $1,650.
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FASEB MARC PhD Student Sponsorships for the "Institute on Teaching and Mentoring"/Compact for Faculty Diversity: Through an agreement with the Compact for Faculty Diversity, the FASEB MARC Program is able to sponsor participation for 25 advanced PhD students at the 2012 Institute on Teaching and Mentoring which will be held October 25-28 in Tampa, Florida. The FASEB MARC Program PhD Student Sponsorships will provide full Institute registration including travel expenses (air travel, hotel lodging and meals) for selected participants.
To apply for the FASEB MARC PhD Student Sponsorship for the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, please download the application form and submit the complete packet to the FASEB MARC Program no later than Friday, August 31, 2012 (5 PM EDT). Submit application to via e-mail to marcssm@faseb.org, or via USPS: FASEB Office of MARC and Professional Development Programs, ATTN: Compact for Faculty Diversity, 9650 Rockville Pike, Suite E-200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998. For more information, please contact Ms. Cordelia Adams at cadams@faseb.org, 301.634.7930.
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