Instructions (PLEASE READ):

•This form includes the registration for the Early Career and Student symposium, abstract submission, and the financial travel award application. The financial assistance application is optional for registrants.

•Registration for the Early Career and Student Symposium is open to students, post-docs, and other early career scientists within 5 years of their PhD. An abstract is required for registrants planning to give an oral presentation, lightening talk, or poster. Deadline for the registration is April 4th, 2022.

•Please submit an abstract specifically for presenting at the symposium. This will be an abstract submission separate from the main SCCM conference. You may submit the same abstract to both the symposium and the main conference if you wish.

•There will be a virtual component to the Symposium. Details will be posted on the conference website as they become available.

•Only current students and those within two years of their PhD will be considered for the financial assistance. Applicants for the financial assistance must provide a resume (2 pages max) AND a letter of support from their supervisor. Applying for a travel award is optional.

•A letter of support and a resume are required for the financial assistance (if applicable). The resume (2 pages max) AND letter of support should be sent to both Lana Stekovic (stekovi2@illinois.edu) and Belinda Pacheco (bpacheco@lanl.gov) with the subject line “SCCM + Your Name”. Deadline for submission is April 4th, 2022.

Note: Letter of support from a supervisor is required for registrants being considered for a travel award. The letter should convey 1) the supervisor's support for the registrant attending and presenting at the symposium, and 2) a brief explanation (2-3 sentences) of the importance/relevance of the registrant’s work to the GSCCM. The letter should be no more than 1 page in length.

Disclaimer: Information submitted through this form is used by APS or its business partners to provide information or services related to the event, presentations, and/or award decisions. Personal information may be optionally requested for statistical purposes. Information will not be used for any other purposes or shared with any third-party.