BIO REU Travel Scholarship Program

马萨诸塞州波士顿大学与BIO REU领导委员会合作，管理BIO REU旅行奖学金计划。旅游奖学金将提供给参加本科生研究经历项目（REU）的学生，特别是那些由美国国家科学基金会生物科学理事会（BIO）资助或共同资助的项目。这些旅行奖学金将确保学生们有机会向他们的科学同行展示他们的工作，从而体验到“做科学”的全部范围。旅行奖学金计划的目标是为本科研究人员提供经济援助，使他们能够在国家科学会议上展示他们的工作。学生将在http://www.bioreu.org网站上申请资金。REU导师委员会将审查申请，其中包括学生的研究摘要，研究导师和/或REU网站主任的推荐信，以及关于出席和演讲的预期专业发展成果的论文。奖励将基于申请和旅行奖学金对学生职业生涯的潜在影响，优先考虑BIO资助或共同资助的REU项目的参与者。选定的论文将在http://www.bioreu.org网站上刊登，以便将研究结果传达给更广泛的科学界和公众。这个项目将评估活动对学生职业选择的影响。更多信息请访问http://www.bioreu.org或联系Robyn Hannigan博士（Robyn.Hannigan@umb.edu）。

An award has been made to the University of Massachusetts Boston to manage, in collaboration with the BIO REU Leadership Committee, the BIO REU Travel Scholarship program. Travel scholarships will be provided to students who have participated in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, especially those programs funded or co-funded by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO). These travel scholarships will ensure that students experience the full scope of "doing science" by affording them the opportunity to present their work to their scientific peers. The goal of the Travel Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to undergraduate researchers to enable them to present their work at a national scientific meeting. Students will apply for funds on-line at http://www.bioreu.org. A committee of REU mentors will review the applications, which include the student's abstract of the research, letters of recommendation from the research mentors and/or REU site directors, and an essay on the anticipated professional development outcomes of attendance and presentation. Awards will be based on the application and the potential impact of the travel scholarship on the student's career, with priority given to participants of BIO funded or co-funded REU programs. Selected papers will be featured in the http://www.bioreu.org website in order to communicate the results of the research to the broader scientific community and the public. This project will assess the impacts of the activity on the students' career choice. Additional information is available at http://www.bioreu.org or by contacting Dr. Robyn Hannigan (Robyn.Hannigan@umb.edu).