BU URBAN Travel and Research Funds (Spring 2020)
We’re excited to announce a funding opportunity for all BU URBAN Trainees that supports research or conference travel for presenters. Each award is made in support of Ph.D. research in interdisciplinary research topics that span both Biogeoscience and Environmental Health in urban systems or for trainees who will travel to a meeting or conference to present their work within the year.
The application deadline is February 19, 2020 at 5 pm. Please send your proposal and CV as one PDF to Evan Kuras (URBAN@bu.edu) with “URBAN Trainee Award Spring 2020” as the subject of your email.
A small faculty committee will evaluate the proposals and we will announce award decisions by early March.
Required Format for One-Page Proposal and CV
- Your proposal is limited to one-page (single space in 12-point Times font; one page includes references cited).
- In your proposal please describe: (1) the novelty and importance of the proposed research or work you will present at a conference and how it advances the fields of both Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health and (2) how the funding will help you achieve your goals.
- Within your proposal:
- If you are requesting funds to support your conference travel, please describe the conference and session that you have submitted or will submit an abstract to. If you have already submitted an abstract, please send a copy of the abstract submission confirmation.
- On a separate page, include a budget that clearly provides the details of your expenses and the total cost and how much you are requesting from the BU URBAN program.
- There is no page limit for your CV.
- Your proposal and CV should be sent together as one PDF.
- Please use this file name format: “2020-Spring-Application-LastName.pdf” (e.g., 2020-Spring-Application-Kuras.pdf)
Please reach out to Evan Kuras if you have any questions.