THIRD WORLD CONGRESS OF HERPETOLOGY TRAVEL AWARDS AND DONATIONS

The three societies, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, have been awarded a joint Conference Travel Grant by the National Science Foundation. The funds are to assist GRADUATE STUDENTS in herpetology to travel to the Third World Congress of Herpetology in Prague, Czech Republic 2-10 August 1997. We have been awarded $17,000 that should cover airfare to Prague for about 15 students. We are therefore soliciting proposals at this time to be submitted BY January 15, 1997. Awards will be restricted to graduate students who are members of one of the above herpetological societies and who are US citizens (necessary for NSF awards).

Applicants should submit: 1) a statement of their present academic status (e.g., Graduate Student at the University of Illinois) an Society membership; 2) an abstract of a talk or poster that they plan to present at the Congress; 3) a statement of their need of assistance from their supervisor or department head; 4) a letter confirming participation as a speaker, poster presenter, or convenor of a symposium (send xerox of your letter to the Congress if you have not received confirmation from the Congress). Applications will be judged by a committee of three (one representative from each Society). A smaller pool of funds from SSAR may be used for international students as well as US citizens. Women and minorities are urged to apply. Send applications to World Congress Travel Grant, % Prof. Margaret M. Stewart, Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, Albany NY 12222.

Organizations and individuals are encouraged to send additional donations for this purpose. Checks should be made out to ASIH, ear marked for World Congress Travel Awards, and sent to the above address. The selection committee will award all funds received.

Information about the Congress can be found on the WCH World Wide Web page (www.gli.cas.cz) or their mail server (wch-source@gli.cas.cz; see Copeia 1995 (4), or March 1996 Herpetological Review, or Herpetologists' League Newsletter September 1996). Questions should be directed to Prof. Stewart:

Margaret M. Stewart, President, ASIH
Department of Biological Sciences
State University of New York at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
Voice mail: 518-442-4348
e-mail: mstewart@csc.albany.edu
FAX: 518-442-4767