We are pleased to offer scholarships
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IbMoNcA6z31a8hvqjSdfQRIQ92wo-HxXvA5uk0Ui...
for
the 2016 Galaxy Community Conference <
http://gcc2016.iu.edu/>, being held
in Bloomington, Indiana, United States, June 25-29. Scholarships are
available to students and post-docs in historically under-represented
groups, and to those from or based in Low and Lower-Middle Income
Economies, as defined by the World Bank <
http://bit.ly/1nO82wD>. If this
describes you or one of your students then we hope to receive an
application.
*Scholarships cover registration
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http://gcc2016.iu.edu/registration> and lodging
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http://gcc2016.iu.edu/location> during the GCC Meeting, and for any
Training or Hackathon events the applicant chooses to attend.* Scholarships
do not cover travel or other expenses.
Applicants are required to
1. Either
• Submit a poster and/or demo abstract <
http://bit.ly/gcc2016abssub>.
Or,
• Submit a 200-250 word essay on how attending GCC2016 will benefit
your research and career.
*Poster/demo abstracts are strongly preferred.* The essay option should
only be used by those who are starting their research careers.
2.
Have a faculty member / PI send a letter of recommendation to
community-fund(a)lists.galaxyproject.org no later than May 10 or March 27
(depending on your deadline).
3.
Submit an application form
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IbMoNcA6z31a8hvqjSdfQRIQ92wo-HxXvA5uk0Ui...
.
4. Have sufficient funds to cover your own travel and other expenses
If you are submitting a poster or demo, please do so *before* submitting an
application
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IbMoNcA6z31a8hvqjSdfQRIQ92wo-HxXvA5uk0Ui...;.
You also need to identify and ask a faculty member to write a letter of
recommendation prior to applying.
*The application deadline is May 1 for members of historically
underrepresented groups and March 20 for those from Low and Lower-Middle
Income Economies*. Applicants will be notified of their scholarship status
no later than two weeks after the deadline.
Dave Clements on behalf of the Galaxy Community Fund Board
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