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The Henry Lin Travel Award will assist in providing financial support to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who fit within the broad area of soil science in the form of a travel award, specifically for the ASA, CSSA, & SSSA Annual Meeting. This fund has been generously provided by Jan Qiu (Henry’s wife) and the friends of Henry and Jan in the name of Emeritus Professor Henry Lin, an influential and inspiring faculty member and researcher from Pennsylvania State University.

Eligibility

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows must apply each year for this award and recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:

  1. Academic performance, honors, and awards (Undergraduate and Graduate School GPA, etc.) and demonstrated leadership in professional, social, or personal endeavors.
  2. Prior scholarly activity (publications, abstracts, other instructional or extension activities) will be considered
  3. A short essay explaining the importance of attending the SSSA annual meeting to their professional development and demonstrating financial need to attend.
  4. Selection of awardees will be made by the Henry Lin Travel Grant Award Committee
  5. An individual graduate student or postdoctoral fellow may receive this award only once.

Please refer to this guideline as a tool for a strong nomination.

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

2 awards at $1000 each


Eligibility

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Nominee

  1. Nominees must be within 7 years of their terminal degree as of 31 December in the award year. Note: The system checks the degree entered, if available. Ask the nominee to ensure their Degree is entered at: www.agronomy.org/account/about-me
  2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
  3. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
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Qualifications

Nominee

  1. Are you presenting at the Annual Meeting?
  2. Describe your academic performance, honors and awards (undergraduate and graduate school, GPA, etc).
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 2500)
  3. Describe your scholarly activities (publications, abstracts, instructional/extension activities).
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 2500)
  4. Provide a short essay explaining the importance of attending the SSSA Annual Meeting for your professional development and demonstrated financial need.
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 2500)

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