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Green Crop Network HQP Research Exchange Travel Award (up to $5000)

HQP Reasearch Exchange Travel Wward Application form

Each year, students from across the GCN network will have an opportunity to visit other national/international laboratories. Each travel award has a maximum value of $5000. Applications will be evaluated based on the students’ records plus the potential contribution of the proposed exchange to the GCN’s objectives, the student’s training (research and career development) and to their GCN research projects specifically. Applications including matching funds will by highly encouraged, when available. During their visits, GCN students should participate in research activities within the hosting laboratories, learn new research methods/techniques, and interact with researchers and other students. As a part of this, GCN students may also participate in various training opportunities, visit research facilities and attend scientific meetings which coincide with their research visits. Following the exchange, students will be expected to submit a short written report summarizing the benefits of this experience to both their research and their overall training. Recipients of these awards will be reimbursed following submission of full travel claims (including all supporting receipts) to the GCN network manager.

How to apply

Applicants will submit HQP research exchange travel award application form, the plan of activities, justify budget, cv, a letter of reference from their supervisor.

Preference will be given to those applicants who have not participated in this program previously.

Application deadlines

• May 31, 2009
• July 31, 2009
• September 30, 2009
• November 30, 2009

Please note that under extraordinary circumstances, applications outside of these deadline periods may be considered.

Comments from past HQP exchange program recipients

2008: Shen Wan (University of Ottawa) - visited University of Washington, USA
“The Green Crop Network HQP exchange program was a valuable opportunity for increasing the quality of my research, as well as fostering my creativity and career development.”

2008: Keomany Ker (McGill University) - visited Embrapa Agrobiologia, Brazil
“My participation in the GCN-HQP exchange program was an experience that surpassed my expectations. In addition to meeting and learning from the experts on associative N2-fixation in grasses, I made long-lasting friendships with the scientists and graduate students and experienced a culture rich with diversity.”