Application
The International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC) is offering up to 10 awards of 500 Euros each for early career researchers to attend the First International Congress of Biological Control, which will be held in Beijing, China, May 14 - 16, 2018.
Awards are intended for attendees having to travel internationally to attend.
To be eligible for an award applicants must be:
·Age 35 or under
·Member of IOBC
·Studying/working on biological control
·Presenting at the Congress (oral or poster presentation. The applicant should be the presenter. Co-authorship alone does not qualify)
To find out about the benefits of becoming a member of IOBC please go to the membership page on IOBC website. You can find information on how to become a member in your geographic region by clicking on your area in the Regional Sections tab.
To apply for an award, please contact George Heimpel (heimp001@umn.edu), and provide your contact details, the abstract of your Congress presentation, and a cover letter describing your study/career in biological control.
Applicants will be notified of their success or otherwise by March 1, 2018. Note that the deadline for abstract submission is Feb. 15. see http://icbc.canevent.com