Annual PCA Travel Award

The PCA Travel Award is designed to assist one Black, Latine, or Indigenous scientist in attending one in-person conference per year. Previous awardees attended the Plant Biology 2022 conference in Portland, Oregon, USA. This year we are providing an award to cover travel and registration fees to the 2023 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology. Learn more about Gordon Research Conferences here.

2023 PCA Travel Award eligibility requirements, and a link to the application form are below. Applications are now closed.

Meet our 2023 Travel Award Recipient Oluwatoyosi Adaramodu!

The award recipient(s) will receive:

• Full funding for registration fees.
• Full funding for travel and accommodations (included in the GRC registration fee).
• Administrative assistance in making arrangements for travel and accommodation (if needed).
• Introduction to PCA members and activities, before and during the conference.
• Access to 1-2 mentors to provide assistance in navigating the conference; mentors will remain connected with the awardee after the conference ends.

Travel Award recipient(s) will be notified by February 7, 2023.

 

Eligibility

Those who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for the PCA Travel Award:

• Black, Latine, or Indigenous scientist
• Location: any country
• Career stage: any
• Able to submit an abstract to the 2023 GRC on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology.

The selected awardee must be willing and able to submit an abstract for a talk or poster at the GRC.

NOTE: The deadline to submit an abstract for a talk is February 14, 2023. The awardee will be notified by February 7, 2023 and will then have one week to submit an abstract for a talk. The travel awardee is not guaranteed to be given a speaking slot. If the awardee does not wish to be considered for a talk, but only a poster, then they may submit their abstract after February 14.

 

To Apply

Use the button below to access the application form. Applicants will need to provide:

• First and Last Name
• Email address
• Affiliate Institution
• Position Title
• Demographic Information
• A statement on how attending the 2023 GRC on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology will help your scientific career (500 word limit).

Apply Here

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