IADR/Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programs Salivary Research Group Student Travel Award
Supported by a grant from Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programs
Purpose:
To encourage excellence in salivary related research, especially in the dental student target market and to provide students with a valuable educational experience by allowing them to attend and participate in a major international dental meeting.
Criteria:
The program is targeted at undergraduate dental students (pre-DDS or pre-BDS), other post-high school students including BS or PhD (non-dental), and hygiene students.
Applicants must be over 18 years of age and be a member of IADR. Applicants do not have to be members of the IADR Salivary Research Group (SRG).
Submitted abstracts must follow the IADR submission process for abstract submissions to the general session. The abstracts must be within the Salivary Research area of study.
The SRG program chair will confirm that the elements noted above are all included. If any of the noted pieces are missing, the entry will be disqualified.
Timeline and How to Enter:
To apply, you must first submit an abstract to the IADR 88th General Session & Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, 14th - 17th July, 2010 through the IADR web site at www.iadr.org. Simultaneously select the IADR/Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program Salivary Research Group Student Travel Award button. Abstracts must be submitted between July 17, 2009 and February 5, 2010.
Submitted abstracts follow the same timetable as all other IADR submitted abstracts for the IADR General Session & Exhibition and deadlines are posted on the IADR web site. Winners will be selected from amongst eligible applicants whose abstract has been accepted under the normal IADR scientific review.
Judging:
An awards committee consisting of the SRG president, immediate past president, president-elect, and group program chair will determine the awardees. Award winners will be notified via letter at the same time as the other IADR award letters are distributed (approximately two months after abstract submission).
Prizes/Awards:
Up to five travel awards of £500 (approx. $750USD), will be awarded, which are intended to assist with travel costs of attending the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR in Barcelona, Spain, July 14-17, 2010. Up to one award per geographical section of IADR (as defined on the IADR Web site: www.iadr.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3339) will be selected, including Africa/ Middle East Region, Asia/Pacific Region, European Region, Latin American Region, and North American Region. If no suitable abstracts are received from a particular region, no award will be made. The awards are non-transferable between regions.
Each awardee will present their scientific poster or give an oral presentation in a scheduled session (organized by the SRG program chair) at the IADR General Session & Exhibition.
The travel awards will be formally presented by the president of the SRG and a Wrigley Oral Healthcare representative at the SRG business meeting during the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR in Barcelona, Spain, July 14-17, 2010, unless other arrangements are made.
Awardees may be given an opportunity to participate in post-promotion publicity, entirely at their discretion.
Sponsorship:
Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programs is providing a donation of £500 (approx. $750USD) per awardee (up to five awards) to the SRG which is intended to assist with the costs of travel for the awardees they select. This award is administered by the Salivary Research Group within the IADR. The terms and conditions for the award are set and governed by the IADR SRG operating within the IADR structure.
Employees of IADR or Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries, its agencies, their families, or anyone professionally associated with the research grant are not eligible to enter. Entries by agents or any party acting on behalf of the entrant will not be accepted.
For inquiries about this award, please contact:
Dr. Olga Baker (President-elect, IADR Salivary Research Group) at olgabake@buffalo.edu or www.SalivaryResearch.org
