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The purpose of this travel award is to encourage the development of bright young soil scientists or agronomists who have recently completed their Ph.D. from a university in India, in the general area of quantifying soil-water-crop-climate process interactions and their applications in management. Selection of the recipient will be based on their quantifiable original doctoral research that helps to fill knowledge gaps in quantifying soil-water-crop-climate processes and their management and demonstrated leadership during their academic studies. 

The award is intended for a recent graduate, who has graduated in the two years prior to the upcoming ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, who will be pursuing research/work in the agronomic or soil sciences related to the area noted above.

The recipient will receive a travel award consisting of a $2,500 travel stipend, abstract fee waiver, and registration for attending the upcoming ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting. The travel award recipient must make an oral presentation of their doctoral research at the Annual Meeting.

If you have any questions regarding the application, please email awards@sciencesocieties.org or call 608-273-8080.

Nominations Opened: Mar 20, 2024 - 8:00 AM CDTAdd to calendar
Nominations Initiated by: Jul 25, 2024 - 4:00 PM CDTAdd to calendar
2 Reference Letters and Final Nomination Submission by: Jul 25, 2024 - 4:00 PM CDTAdd to calendar


Eligibility

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Nominator

  1. This award allows self-nominations.
  2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominator for this award.

Nominee

  1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
  2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.

Reference

  1. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a reference for this award.

Qualifications

Nominee

  1. Title of Thesis Dissertation
  2. Summary of Major New Research Findings
    Travel award selection will be based on quantifiable original doctoral research that helps fill knowledge gaps in quantifying soil-water-crop-climate processes and their management. Provide a summary of of the nominee's major new research findings.
  3. Curriculum Vitae
    Upload your CV. Include cumulative grade point average in post-secondary studies.
  4. Leadership Achievement
    Provide information on the nominee's leadership achievements while a student.
  5. Is the nominee able to obtain a United States Visa?
  6. Date PhD was conferred.
    Provide the date the nominee's PhD was conferred.
  7. Is the nominee a Citizen of India?
  8. Abstract Submission number
    Please provide the abstract number you have submitted with ASA, CSSA, SSSA. https://www.acsmeetings.org/submit

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