The NAMS Annual Meeting Student Travel Awards are presented annually to outstanding young individuals who are just beginning work in the membrane area. This includes undergraduates and graduate students within the first 2 years of their graduate program. Prior NAMS Travel Award winners are not eligible to reapply. Each Travel Award will provide free registration to the upcoming NAMS meeting, up to $1000 reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses associated with attending the meeting, and a free one-year membership in NAMS. Applicants must be nominated for the Travel Award by a current member of NAMS.

Application Materials:

1. one-page nomination letter (submitted by NAMS member)
2. one-page resume describing nominee’s education and work experience
3. one-page letter written by nominee describing his/her interest in membrane science & technology.

Application Deadlines and Review:
Application packages must be received by April 15, 2005 (addressed to Michelle Chapman, USBR M.S. D-8230, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007). Applications will be reviewed by a panel of reviewers appointed by the Board of Directors of the North American Membrane Society. Award decisions will be made by May 1, 2005.

Review criteria will include:

1. how effectively this Award would support the overall objectives of NAMS
2. the applicant’s resume and overall qualifications
3. the applicant’s demonstrated interest in membrane science and technology
4. the long-term impact that the Award will have on the applicant’s future career path.

All decisions by the panel are final. We expect to be able to give up to 5 Travel Awards for the 2005 meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, June 11-15, 2005. The number funded will depend on funds available. Questions regarding the NAMS Travel Awards or application procedures should be addressed to Michelle Chapman (mchapman@do.usbr.gov).