We are pleased to announce the reception of applications for the Thomas Metcalf Travel Award to support the participation of two early career scientists in the next IAU Symposium 327 “Fine Structure and Dynamics of the Solar Atmosphere” to be held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 9-14, 2015.
Further information about the IAUS327 can be found at
http://iaus327.unal.edu.co
To be eligible, applicants must be members of the Solar Physics Division (http://spd.aas.org), and have been awarded their PhD within 4 years of the meeting date or be a student within one year of completing their degree.
The criteria for selection will be scientific excellence, potential for future contribution to the field of solar physics, and relevance of the applicants work to the symposium topic.
We can support funding for two Metcalf Lecturers ($1750 grant for travel and expenses). Furthermore, registration fee will be waived. The successful candidates will give invited talks as Metcalf Lecturers.
After the meeting, the granted participants must provide the SPD Metcalf committee with a one-page summary of their work appropriate for public distribution on the Metcalf Award web site (http://spd.aas.org/spd_metcalf_travel.html).
Please send applications, i.e. a cover letter, title and abstract for an oral contribution, a short CV, and name and email address of one reference whom we may contact. Please send the application to svargasd@unal.edu.co, no later than June 10, 2016.