Awards and Assistance

HTMC-XIII Young Investigator Awards

Twenty Young Investigator Awards of $1500 are available to qualified outstanding young researchers. The awards are intended to offset costs for attending the HTMC-XIII conference and to promote interaction with others in the field of high temperature materials.

The awards are open to researchers from anywhere in the world who are currently Ph.D. students or who have received their Ph.D. degree no earlier than July 1, 2004.

Application Procedure:
Materials must be submitted in English. The following items must be received no later than June 1, 2009:

  1. A description of ongoing research that places it in perspective with current research in the field. The essay must not exceed 600 words in length.
  2. A copy of the abstract submitted to the meeting by the applicant.
  3. Curriculum Vitae, including:
  • Name and current affiliation
  • Listing of all published/in-press papers. Please provide the full citation, including author list, article title, and journal title, volume and page numbers, in order of publication.
  • Academic and professional awards, and any honors the applicant received as a student.
  • Relevant professional experience (work, presentations, etc.).

 

Where to Apply:
Applications should be sent via Email to Professor Alexandra Navrotsky: anavrotsky@ucdavis.edu

 

Hardship Financial Assistance
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1.

Hardship financial assistance is available to mid-career researchers from anywhere in the world who currently hold a Ph.D..

PROGRAM DETAILS:
Depending on Finances, we may be able to offer partial support to qualified applicants currently studying or working outside of the USA for whom full payment of registration and travel expenses is a financial hardship. Reimbursement of costs covered by the hardship award will be made at or after the conference. To request support, please use this link to Email an application letter explaining your situation to Professor Navrotsky's assistant.

Do not register for the conference until you have received a reply regarding the status of your application. The award will be given as a reimbursement of actual costs. Please bring documentation of these to the conference. Please note that applications from the USA will not be considered.

 

 

Last Update: April 17, 2009