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2012 International Trainee Travel Award

Call for Applications

The International Lung Health and Membership Committees of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) are pleased to announce the availability of the ATS International Trainee Travel Award (ITTA), which will provide travel support for international trainees to attend the ATS International Conference in San Francisco, California, May, 2012.  Each ITTA award includes a certificate of achievement, a check in the amount of $1,925.00 (U.S.), and one year’s ATS In-Training Membership, which is valued at $75.00 (US), commencing on 1 July 2012.

An eligible applicant for the ITTA will be an author/co-author on an abstract(s) accepted for presentation at the ATS 2012 International Conference, and who meets the requirements listed below. The awards will be based on the quality of science, the contribution of the trainee to the work, and likelihood of future contributions to the field. These awards are made possible through support from the American Thoracic Society.

The purpose of these awards is to interest international trainees in active membership in the American Thoracic Society. At the 2012 International Conference, trainees will be exposed to the state of the art in basic and clinical research and practice of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. In addition to these educational opportunities, trainees will be able to participate in the ATS Assemblies and network with global leaders in all respiratory related scientific and medical fields.

DEADLINE:  January 27, 2012

Application requirements for this award are:

  1. Eligible Applicant will be a Trainee who is not at a U.S. or Canadian program at the time of application and not a U.S. or Canadian citizen.
  2. Eligible applicants are trainees who are students, residents, fellows (holders of MD or PhD degrees) or equivalent, and with a preference given to those who have never attended the International Conference and had not previously received an ITTA.
  3. Eligible Applicant must be an author on an abstract accepted for presentation at the International Conference. The work in the abstract should not have been performed in a US or Canadian program.
  4. Eligible Applicant must submit the following by January 27, 2012 using the attached application form.  A completed application will include:
    • Completed application form. The application must be typed and signed by the applicant.  Signatures that are typed are not acceptable.
    • A copy of the abstract accepted for presentation at the 2012 ATS International Conference.
    • CV (limited to 2 pages based on career aspects of work in accepted IC abstract)
      Awardees must be able to attend the International Scholars Poster Colloquium and Discussion on May 19, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm and their respective ATS assembly business meeting.

Completed application/supporting documentation should be submitted by Email January 27, 2012 to:

Email: ITTAAWARDS@thoracic.org

Sincerely,
Gustavo Matute-Bello, M.D., Chair
International Lung Health Committee

Anne E. Dixon, M.D., Chair
Membership Committee

Application Guidelines

PURPOSE

The goals of the International Trainee Travel Award (ITTA) of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) are: to provide trainees from outside the US and Canada with an opportunity to present their research at the ATS International Conference (IC); to create opportunities for interactions between international trainees and other scientists in their area of research; and to encourage the trainees to become full members of ATS, with active participation in their assemblies.

CRITERIA

  1. The applicant must be an author on an abstract accepted for presentation at the 2011 ATS International Conference. The work in the abstract should not have been performed at a US or Canadian institution.
  2. At the time of the application, the applicant must be a trainee who is a student, resident, fellow (holders of MD or PhD degrees) or equivalent, at a program located outside of the United States and Canada.
  3. The applicant must NOT be a citizen of the United States or Canada.
  4. The applicant must not be the recipient of another travel award at the 2012 ATS International Conference.

PROCEDURE

  1. Applicant must submit a complete Application Packet by January 27, 2012.
  2. Applicant may submit a complete Application Packet by email:

    Email: ITTAAWARDS@thoracic.org

Each applicant will be notified when his/her application has been received and is complete.
Applicant must include the following (in this order only) in the complete Application Packet: 

  1. Completed application form. Must be typed and signed by the applicant or it will not be accepted. Signatures that are typed are not acceptable.
  2. A copy of the abstract accepted for presentation at the 2012 ATS International Conference.
  3. CV (limited to 2 pages based on career aspects of work in accepted IC abstract)

Applications will ONLY be accepted if:

  1. Application form is typed, not handwritten.
  2. Application packets must be emailed. Please only send 1 email.
  3. Packets must be submitted in the following order: completed application form, copy of accepted abstract, and CV.
  4. Emailed application packets must be sent in PDF formatting as a single PDF document, no other formats (*doc, *gif, *jpeg, etc.) will be accepted.
  5. Application form must be signed by the applicant.
  6. Application must be submitted by January 27, 2012, 5 pm  EST USA.  No late applications will be accepted.
  7. Incomplete applications will not be considered.