The SSC is again funding Annual Meeting Student Grants for students from Canadian Universities attending the 2021 SSC annual meeting. These grants are funded by the Society.

Who is eligible:

Any full-time student at a Canadian University presenting a poster or giving a talk in a Contributed or Invited Paper Session. In the case of multiple authors, only one grant will be given per presentation.

Who is ineligible:

A student who has received an SSC Student Travel Award in 2018 or 2019, or a student that is only attending the SSC Student Conference, or a student who is only participating in the Case Studies Competition.

This grant is to be used towards costs to the conference up to a maximum of $100.

To apply for the grant, (1) please submit an abstract to the 2021 Annual Meeting by February 26, 2021 (see How to Submit an Abstract), and (2) email your application (incl. the submitted abstract) to Dr. Sévérien Nkurunziza, Chair of the Student Travel Grants Committee, at sscstudtrav@ssc.ca by March 1, 2021.

Please have your supervisor send an email indicating that you are currently a full-time student to the Committee Chair at sscstudtrav@ssc.ca by March 15, 2021.

For information regarding the Student Travel Grants Committee, please visit https://ssc.ca/en/committees/student-travel-grants-committee.