The Industrial Oil Products Division Early Career Travel Grant assists junior-level researchers in presenting their work at the AOCS Annual Meeting, as well as encourages them to become active in the Industrial Oil Products Division and the Society. The maximum number of individual grants given per year is limited to two.
What does the recipient receive?
- Certificate
- Individual grants limited to no more than US $750
- Complimentary Industrial Oil Products Division meal ticket
- Opportunity to present in the Industrial Oil Products technical program during the AOCS Annual Meeting
- Early career professionals (less than seven years of employment) at any institution of higher learning or research laboratory who have not previously received the Industrial Oil Products Division Early Career Travel Grant
- Preference given to early career who demonstrate an interest in becoming active in the Industrial Oil Products Division
- Full professors are not eligible
Who is eligible?
- Early career professionals (less than seven years of employment) at any institution of higher learning or research laboratory who have not previously received the Industrial Oil Products Division Early Career Travel Grant
- Preference given to early career who demonstrate an interest in becoming active in the Industrial Oil Products Division
- Full professors are not eligible
How do I nominate someone?
Login to the Awards Portal to submit the following application materials by December 16.
- Application statement (300–1,000-words) describing the significance of the applicant’s accomplishments in research and demonstrates how research interests are consistent with activities of the Industrial Oil Products Division
- Two-page Curriculum Vitae which includes grant procurement, students supervised and published papers
- Copy of the abstract submitted for the current year’s AOCS Annual Meeting