Student travel awards

Are awarded for travel to the Palynological Society’s Annual Meetings

AASP – The Palynological Society will announce its Student Travel Awards program for 2025 in the last quarter of 2024. These awards are designed to support travel for student members who intend to present a talk or poster at the 57th Annual Meeting in Rabat, Morocco, April 22-26 2025.

The amount of funding awarded to successful applicants varies and is based on their needs.

Application procedure

Please download the application form

Part A of this form is to be completed by the student, and Part B by the student’s faculty supervisor. Applications must be accompanied by a photograph of the student (*.jpeg format) for publication in the society’s newsletter.

Submission

The applicant’s supervisor must submit both parts A and B  either as Word or PDF file to                                            

Awards Committee Chair:
Marie L. Thomas, Ph.D. (Houston, USA)
aaspawards@gmail.com

Please ensure that you have completed both parts A and B of this application form.

The call for applications will open in the last quarter of 2024. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. As per society awards policy, only students who are registered AASP – TPS members are eligible to apply. Applications from non-members will not be accepted.

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We are requiring a detailed budget in your application. Please thoroughly research all expenses associated with travel to Marocco. including visas, travel documents (passports), vaccinations, transportation (airfare and ground transportation), hotels/lodging, and meals. Applications without an itemized budget will be rejected.

Please keep in mind when applying for a visa that it can be a timely process and if you plan on attending the conference, we encourage you to start as soon as possible.