[R] Travel funding for DSC/useR 2009 for young researchers at U.S. institutions

[luke at stat.uiowa.edu]

 	       *** Travel and Accommodation Support ***
                  [Deadline extended to April 15, 2009]

Funds from the U.S. National Science Foundation may be available to
provide partial support for travel and accommodation for some graduate
students and junior faculty at U.S. post-secondary institutions to
attend DSC 2009 and useR 2009.  If you wish to apply for this support,
please send an application to luke at stat.uiowa.edu.  Your application
should include

     a brief CV

     a copy of your abstract if you have submitted a paper or a poster

     a statement that demonstrates your eligibility, your need for
     support, and an amount of support requested

     students should include a brief letter of support from their
     supervisor

     faculty or post-doc applicants should include a brief statement
     about other funding sources

The allocation will be based on merit and need; women and minority
candidates are encouraged to apply.

Applications must be made by April 15 (2009-04-15) and successful
applicants will be notified by email soon thereafter.

Please visit the conference web pages at
http://www.r-project.org/dsc-2009/ and
http://www.agrocampus-rennes.fr/math/useR-2009/
for conference details.


-- 
Luke Tierney
Chair, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Ralph E. Wareham Professor of Mathematical Sciences
University of Iowa                  Phone:             319-335-3386
Department of Statistics and        Fax:               319-335-3017
    Actuarial Science
241 Schaeffer Hall                  email:      luke at stat.uiowa.edu
Iowa City, IA 52242                 WWW:  http://www.stat.uiowa.edu

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