Apply Now for The Spring 2023 Travel Grant from The Soffen Fund

Apply Now for The Spring 2023 Travel Grant from The Soffen Fund

The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Spring 2023 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and engineering.

The Travel Grants enable student recipients to attend professional conferences to present their research. Recipients may use the Grant for either virtual or in-person conferences. The Soffen Fund will award up to $1000 in total, with no individual award greater than $500, to cover expenses related to presenting research at either a virtual or in-person conference. The number of awards will depend on applicants’ needs.

 

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The application deadline is May 8, 2023.

 

Jerry Soffen, a biologist by training, led a distinguished career in NASA, including serving as the Project Scientist for Viking and as an architect for the NASA Astrobiology Institute. The Travel Grant continues Jerry’s dedication to educating and involving future generations in space science and engineering pursuits.

The electronic application materials and instructions are located on the Soffen Fund website: soffenfund.org. Questions regarding the application or application process may be sent to: help@SoffenFund.org.

 

FAQs

What is 'The Soffen Fund?'

In the spirit of dedication to the growth of young scientists and engineers embodied by Gerald Soffen throughout his life, the Dr. Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Space Science Education offers Student Travel Grants. The Travel Grants are awarded to students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences or engineering fields (astrobiology, astronomy, earth and space science, engineering, etc.) to attend a meeting at which they will present their research.

What is the award?

The Soffen Fund will award up to $1000 in Travel Grants, with no individual award greater than $500, contingent upon acceptance of the recipients' conference abstracts. Recipients may use the Grant to attend either virtual or in-person conferences. The number of awards will depend on applicants' needs. Recipients must be able to participate in or attend their conference using the Travel Grant and, if necessary, support from other sources. Supplemental funds above the awarded amount cannot be requested from the Soffen Fund.

Upon receipt of the Travel Grant, recipients will be asked to:

• Acknowledge the grant in their presentations at the conference,
• Submit their presentation materials to the Soffen Memorial Fund for posting on the fund's Travel Grant web page..

What is the eligibility criteria?

Students of all nationalities are welcome to apply; however, applicants must be enrolled full time in an accredited undergraduate or graduate institution of higher learning in the United States.

Notification of the award will be made approximately one month after the application deadline, after conclusion of the review process. Given the requirement that recipients must acknowledge the Soffen Fund in their presentations, only conferences on or after June 3, 2023 are eligible for consideration. 

Whom to contact?

You may contact the Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Space Science Education regarding Travel Grants at help@SoffenFund.org

 

Source: NASA Astrobiology Newsletter