Society for Organic Petrology: Student Travel Award Grant

The Society for Organic Petrology offers the Student Travel Award to support students attending its annual meetings. Three awards of $1,000 each are available for students who have successfully submitted an abstract for presentation. Funds can be used for travel-related expenses only and must be accounted for with receipts. This initiative encourages student participation in the field of organic petrology, fostering professional development and networking opportunities.

Objectives
The Society for Organic Petrology is a non profit organization for scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines.  The objectives of the Society, as listed in its bylaws are:

• to promote research in organic petrology among members, and among scientific disciplines;  to provide educational opportunities in organic petrology;
• to work for acceptable classifications of all types of sedimentary organic matter;
• to promote state-of-the-art technologies in organic petrology;
• to enhance professional and scientific interactions among all scientists and engineers;
• and to inspire the highest standard of professional ethics of its members.

To accomplish these objectives, TSOP sponsors annual meetings, field trips, and short courses, publishes a quarterly newsletter, research reports and other scholarly works, organizes and supports collaborative research projects.
Purpose
The Student Travel Award is designed to support student attendance at the annual TSOP meetings.
Awards
Three (3) monetary awards of $1,000 (US) each will be granted. Money will be sent to the awardees (by PayPal or Western Union) before the TSOP Annual Meeting or provided to them during the TSOP General Luncheon at the meeting. Please note: If an awardee requires visa to travel to the host country of the Annual Meeting, then before transferring the money student will have to submit to TSOP a proof of a visa.
Conditions
Monetary awards are to be applied to expenses directly related to travel to attend a TSOP Annual Meeting. Funds should not be used to fund research, purchase capital equipment, to pay salaries, tuition, room, or board during the school year.
Accountability
Students receiving the award will be required to provide receipts detailing travel spending to TSOP after the meeting has concluded. Copies of travel receipts should be sent to the chair of the award commitee. Please note: If you received the Student Travel Award and are unable to travel to the conference the award money have to be returned to TSOP.

Eligibility

The abstract must be accepted for presentation by the conference organizers to be eligible for the award.The Student Travel Award is available to students who have submitted an abstract for presentation (oral or poster) at the Annual TSOP Meeting.To qualify, the abstract must be accepted, and delivering the presentation is a mandatory requirement of the award.

Ineligibility

Funds should not be used to fund research, purchase capital equipment, to pay salaries, tuition, room, or board during the school year.