National Radio Science Meeting and URSI GA Student Support

该奖项允许国家科学院为参加国家无线电科学会议和URSI(国际无线电科学联合会)大会的学生提供旅行奖学金。该项目由政策和全球事务部国际科学组织委员会下属的美国国际无线电科学联合会全国委员会(USNC-URSI)进行。旅行奖学金鼓励美国大学的学生参加国家无线电科学会议和2011年URSI大会，促进他们作为未来无线电科学家的职业发展。这将允许年轻的研究人员参加各自领域的科学会议，并向同事展示他们的研究成果，让他们接触到来自美国和国际领先机构的新科学发展，并为他们的教育和专业发展做出贡献。这是加强美国科学研究当前和未来健康的保证。USNC-URSI国家无线电科学会议每年1月在科罗拉多大学博尔德分校举行，约有400人参加。国际URSI大会每三年在世界各地举行一次。2008年，它在伊利诺伊州的芝加哥举行，这是美国90年历史上第三次主办URSI GA。第三十届URSI大会将于2011年8月13日至20日在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行。

This award allows the National Academy of Sciences to provide travel fellowships for student attendance at the National Radio Science Meeting and the URSI (International Union of Radio Science) GA (General Assembly). This project is conducted by the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI) of the Board on International Scientific Organizations in the Policy and Global Affairs Division. The travel fellowships encourage students at U.S. universities to participate in the National Radio Science Meeting and the 2011 URSI General Assembly, fostering their career development as future radio scientists. This will allow younger researchers to participate in scientific meetings in their field and to present their research to colleagues, exposing them to new scientific developments from both leading U.S. and international institutions, and contributing to their education and their professional development. This is guaranteeed to strengthen the current and future health of U.S. scientific research.The USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting is held each January at the University of Colorado at Boulder and is attended by approximately 400 participants. The international URSI General Assembly is held every three years in locations around the world. In 2008 it was held in Chicago, Illinois, only the third time that the United States has hosted an URSI GA in its 90-year history. The 30th URSI General Assembly will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, August 13-20, 2011.