Thanks to generous contributions from the Barringer Crater Company, Planetary Studies Foundation, and Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, travel grants will be made available to qualified students and recent Ph.D.s who are members of the Meteoritical Society. Applicants must be the sole or first author of an abstract to be presented at the meeting and must also submit a travel grant application form to the LPI by the abstract deadline. A resume must also be submitted to the LPI by the abstract deadline.
Successfull applicants will be notify by May 15th.
Beginning this year, a new award in honor of Dr. Gordon A. McKay is being instituted for the best oral presentation by a student at the annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society. The award will consist of a certificate and check for $1000. Eligibility requirements for the award are as follows:
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The applicant must be a full-time student at the time of the application and obtain a faculty signature verifying this fact.
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The student must be a member of the Meteoritical Society at the time of application.
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The student must be the first author or sole author of the accompanying abstract.
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The student must give the oral presentation.
Eligible students may apply for this award on the student travel grant form.
