The Audrey Smith Travel Fund is available for MEMBERS OF THE SLTB to attend meetings and conferences where they will present work in an area appropriate to the Society. Two groups will be supported specifically, young researchers (normally PhD students) and researchers with funding difficulties. To apply, please download and complete the corresponding Application Form and send it to the SLTB General Secretary:

 Dr. Paul Lynch
Centre for Environmental & Applied Science Research
School of Environmental & Applied Sciences

University of Derby

Kedleston Rd 
Derby DE22 1GB UK

Student MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR CRYOBIOLOGY (SFC) OR OF THE SOCIETY FOR LOW TEMPERATURE BIOLOGY (SLTB) are invited to compete for the Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award, which is awarded for the best student oral presentation CRIOBIOMOL.  Students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or students who completed their degrees within one year prior to the annual meeting are eligible to apply for the award.  Applicants must be members of the Society for Cryobiology or of the Society for Low Temperature Biology, or must have applied for membership prior to submission of their application.  Only oral presentations are eligible for consideration, and the presentation must represent the independent research of the student either an undergraduate research project or graduate student thesis research.

Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award presentations will be judged primarily on the basis of scientific content and demonstrated creativity, innovativeness, significance and impact of the research findings on the particular area of cryobiology that is the subject of presentation.  In addition to scientific merit, the delivery of the presentation and response to questions will also be considered by a panel of judges.

The Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award includes a plaque and a US$500 cash award, which will be presented at the Congress Dinner.

To be considered for the Peter L. Steponkus Crystal Award, the following application materials are required:

Both items should be submitted in electronic format only, via email to:

Dr. Wendell Q. Sun
Chairman, Student Travel Awards Committee
LifeCell Corporation
Branchburg, NJ 08876, USA
Tel.: 1-908-947-1176
Fax: 1-908-947-1085
Email: wsun@lifecell.com

 The preferred format is plain text (in the body of the email); attachments in Word or PDF format will also be accepted if necessary. Please note that the recommendation letter should be emailed directly by the advisor, not by the student.

Applications must be received by June 30, 2003.

If you are unable to submit the requested materials by email, please contact Dr. Sun as soon as possible, to make alternative arrangements.

The Best Poster Prize will be awarded by the Society for Low Temperature Biology and recognizes the best poster presentation made by any person attending the meeting. The award is in the form of a certificate together with a money prize (amount still to define) and publication of the communication as a full paper in CRYOBIOLOGY (paper subjected to normal peer-reviewing). The major criteria for selecting the winner are the scientific content and originality of the work, the potential impact for Cryobiology, and the clarity of the poster. This award is not restricted to students.

Applicants should indicate their wish to enter for this award at the time of submitting their abstract.

Student MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR CRYOBIOLOGY (SFC) OR OF THE SOCIETY FOR LOW TEMPERATURE BIOLOGY (SLTB) are invited to compete for the Student Poster Award, which is awarded for the best student poster presentation CRIOBIOMOL.  Students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or students who completed their degrees within one year prior to the annual meeting are eligible to apply for the award.  Applicants must be members of the Society for Cryobiology or of the Society for Low Temperature Biology, or must have applied for membership prior to submission of their application.  The poster must represent the independent research of the student either an undergraduate research project or graduate student thesis research.

Student Poster Award presentations will be judged primarily on the basis of scientific content, innovativeness, significance and impact of the research findings on the particular area of cryobiology and clarity of the poster.  In addition to scientific merit, the delivery of the presentation and response to questions will also be considered by a panel of judges.

The Student Poster Award includes a plaque and a US$500 cash award, which will be presented at the Congress Dinner.

To be considered for the Student Poster Award, the following application materials are required:

Both items should be submitted in electronic format only, via email to:

Dr. Wendell Q. Sun
Chairman, Student Travel Awards Committee
LifeCell Corporation
Branchburg, NJ 08876, USA
Tel.: 1-908-947-1176
Fax: 1-908-947-1085
Email: wsun@lifecell.com

 The preferred format is plain text (in the body of the email); attachments in Word or PDF format will also be accepted if necessary. Please note that the recommendation letter should be emailed directly by the advisor, not by the student.

Applications must be received by June 30, 2003.

The Society for Cryobiology is pleased to announce that Student Travel Awards will be available for CRYOBIOMOL 2003.  These awards offer quality young investigators the chance to participate in the excitement of this rich area of research, and represent an investment by the Society and its sponsors in the future of cryobiology.  Award recipients will be chosen by the Student Travel Awards Committee and the amounts will be variable, depending on individual circumstances.  Students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or students who completed their degrees within one year prior to the annual meeting are eligible to apply.  Applicants must be MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR CRYOBIOLOGY, or must have applied for membership prior to submission of their application.  

Click here to download updated travel award application form

The deadline for receipt of applications for the SFC-Student Travel Award is June 15, 2003  and it is intended that applicants will be notified of final decisions by June 30, 2003.

The following materials are required for each applicant: