The highly prestigious I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to cover the travel expenses of health scientist investigators in the early stages of their careers who show extraordinary potential for furthering research about catecholamines and catecholamine systems. The awards are primarily to support the travel of scientific investigators to scientific meetings where the awardee will be presenting her or his scientific findings. Travel awards may also be made, at the discretion of the Catecholamine Foundation Advisory Board, to cover the costs of travel for purposes of training.
What are the Eligibility Requirements for an I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowship?
The I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowship awards are not restricted by age, but are only available to investigators in the early stages of their careers. Awardees must hold a non-tenured or non-faculty appointment and must have received their doctoral degrees within eight years of the date of their application for the award. Awards are also available to investigators undergoing training for a Ph.D.
What do I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowships Cover?
The I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowship awards cover the costs of return economy class travel between the recipients place of work and the venue of the scientific meeting or place of training.
The awards can also be used to cover or offset the costs of accommodations, registrations or other documented expenses that are directly related to travel to and attendance at the scientific meeting or training at the outside institution between the dates of travel to and from the meeting or outside institution.
Awards are limited to a maximum value of US $2,500.00 per awardee, but the exact amount of each award is based on the actual costs of travel as projected by the awardee and agreed upon by the individuals administering the award.
How are I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowships Administered?
The availability of I.J. Kopin Travelling Fellowship Awards is primarily advertised by the organizers of symposiums or conferences where research into catecholamines or catecholamine systems represents a focus or important part of the meeting. A listing of scientific meetings and contacts through which awards are currently being made available or have been made available is also provided at this site.
Awards may also be made available on a limited basis, depending on commitments, by direct application to the Advisory Board of the Foundation for Catecholamine Research. However, applicants intending to apply directly to the Advisory Board should first contact one of the Advisory Board members to ascertain the availability of awards at the time of the proposed application.
Unless otherwise specified all potential applicants for I.J. Kopin Travelling Fellowships must keep in mind that it may take up to 6 months from the date of application for an award to the date funds are made available should an application be accepted.
What is the Method of Application for an I.J. Kopin Traveling Fellowship?
All applications must be in response to an award advertised through a scientific meeting or in response to a written invitation from the Advisory Board of the Foundation for Catecholamine Research. The explicit instructions of what must be included in an application, where to send the application and the closing date of applications, are contained in the advertisment or may be outlined in the letter of invitation from the Advisory Board. The general recommendations of what each application should include are listed below:
- A 250 word or less letter outlining how travel to the meeting or place of training will further the applicants research about catecholamines or catecholamine systems
- A copy of the applicants curriculum vitae
- A breakdown of the projected costs of travel, accommodations and associated expenses for which the applicant seeks funding
- A copy of the abstract to be presented at the scientific meeting or in the case of travel to a place of training, a letter of support from the host institution.
