ECPN Travel Scholarship

The Society for Prevention Research ECPN Scholarship Program is now accepting applications (http://www.preventionresearch.org/ecpnscholarship2008.pdf) for the 2008 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

All applications are due by Friday, March 28, 2008.

Program Purpose: The SPR/ECPN Scholarship Program is designed to provide support for researchers early in their careers to attend the Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. (See http://www.preventionresearch.org/meeting.php for annual meeting details and registration).

The meeting and these scholarships are funded in part through an R-13 grant funded by several institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Eligibility: Eligible candidates must be members of SPR. Candidates may submit membership applications at the same time as their scholarship application (https://secure.preventionresearch.org/membershipapplication.php). Candidates will be selected by the ECPN Steering Committee based on need and whether or not the candidate will be presenting at the annual meeting.

Awards: In past years, we have been able to accommodate the majority of ECPN'ers who applied with some amount of support, typically granted as a "lump sum" to cover costs associated with travel, lodging, meals, and registration. So that we can assist as many people as possible, the awards are generally limited to $500 for domestic members. ECPN will make a concerted effort to notify applicants via e-mail of awards by April 9, 2008.

Please note that eligible applicants may also apply for the SPR Minority Scholarship Program. However, only one or the other award, not both, may potentially be awarded.

The application deadline is 5:00 pm, ET, Friday, March 28, 2008. Scholarship applicants who are not SPR members will not be considered.

Applications should be sent via e-mail to dj@preventionresearch.org or by fax to DeeJay Garringo, Membership Director, at 703-359-7562. Alternatively, applications can be mailed to:

DeeJay Garringo, SPR Membership Director
Society for Prevention Research
11240 Waples Mill Road, Ste 200
Fairfax, VA 22030

Application must be received by March 28, 2008.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director, at jenniferlewis@preventionresearch.org or call her at 703-934-4850, ext 213.