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Rebecca Cook Travel Award for Botanical Professionals Application

The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society is pleased to accept applications for our Rebecca Cook Travel Award for Botanical Professionals to help defray the cost of attending the joint meeting of SABS and the Association of Southeastern Biologists for SABS (early career) professional members.

  • The award is available to early career professionals (e.g., post-doctoral associates, pre-tenure faculty, or other professionals with less than five years of service in their current position).
  • Applicants may review ASB’s 2027 Conference Page to register, submit abstracts, and view poster and presentation guidelines. For this Award, a presentation at ASB is not required for eligibility.
  • Applicants should demonstrate a need for support and must clearly indicate other existing or anticipated sources of funding.
  • Applicants must be current members of SABS. Click here to join as a professional member or renew your membership.
  • For an application to be considered you must complete this application form by the deadline, January 20. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • The award includes ASB registration, tickets to the Thursday night social and the Friday night banquet. Awardees are expected to attend the SABS Business Meeting and the SABS / BSA Student Social that take place during the ASB conference.

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University (-ies), college(s), or school(s) where you work
Post-doctoral fellow (with which professor), instructor, teaching-track assistant professor, visiting assistant professor, visiting teaching track assistant professor, tenure-track assistant professor (which year)
Please tell us about your interests in botany and your reasons for wanting to attend and participate in the ASB/SABS conference.
What are your estimated costs for attending the meeting? (Registration + travel + lodging + other)
Do you have any other existing or anticipated sources of funding to attend the meeting? If yes, what and how much?
Confirm All Requirements*
I verify that the information given above is accurate and that I am a member in good standing of SABS.
Type your full name to sign stating that all information in your application is correct.

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