[SAGA-RG] Fwd (wulf at ogf.org): [gf-chairs] OGF Student Scholarship Program

[Andre Merzky]

FYI, Andre.


----- Forwarded message from Julie Wulf-Knoerzer <wulf at ogf.org> -----

> From: Julie Wulf-Knoerzer <wulf at ogf.org>
> To: gf-chairs at ogf.org
> Cc: 'Michal Kulczewski' <kulka at man.poznan.pl>,
> 	'Ariel Oleksiak' <ariel at man.poznan.pl>
> Subject: [gf-chairs] OGF Student Scholarship Program
> 
>    Dear Chairs,
> 
>    The OGF Student Scholarship program has been expanded (thanks to
>    OGF-Europe and CoreGRID) and currently includes travel funding for
>    students to engage in group activities at OGF23 as well as typical
>    administrative tasks that are asked of the scholars.  Please forward
>    the details below to students that are currently engaged in your group
>    activities but are not likely to obtain funding from their
>    organizations to attend OGF23.
> 
>    Please let me know if you have questions or need additional
>    information.
> 
>    Regards,
> 
>    Julie
> 
>    +++++
> 
> 
>    The 23rd Open Grid Forum - OGF23
> 
>    Student Scholarship Program
> 
>    Barcelo Sants Hotel
>    Barcelona, Spain
>    June 2-6, 2008
> 
> 
>    OGF, CoreGRID and OGF-Europe are pleased to offer a limited number of
>    student travel scholarships for OGF23.
> 
>    Travel scholarships include travel reimbursement (approximately
>    800EUR/$1000USD per student) and registration costs. Exact
>    reimbursement amount to be communicated with selected students.
> 
>    To apply for the OGF23 Student Travel Scholarship, contact Kristi
>    Hamilton via email at [1]khamilton at ogf.org by April 18, 2008, and
>    include the following information:
> 
>    o Name
>    o Country of Citizenship*
>    o Name/location of school currently attending*
>    o Areas of study related to Grid Computing (including references to
>    scientific publications if any)
>    o Name and email address of advisor
>    o Brief explanation of your motivation to apply for the scholarship
>    including:
> 
>    o Brief explanation of how you think your attendance at OGF23 will be
>    useful to your research or career.
>    o Intended participation in specific groups and sessions with
>    information whether or not you will be making a presentation at OGF23.
>    o How you intend on staying involved in grid related activities after
>    the OGF23.
> 
>    o If you were involved in OGF activities to date (e.g. discussions on
>    mailing lists, comments concerning specifications, provided input
>    etc.), please specify names of OGF groups or specifications.
> 
>    Selected scholars will be notified of their acceptance on or before May
>    2, 2008.
> 
>    Selected OGF23 scholars must agree to the following:
> 
>    o Attend a mandatory training session onsite, before the meeting
>    begins.
>    o Assist in set up of meeting rooms, registration area, etc.
>    o Provide administrative help to onsite OGF staff during the week.
>    o Provide a post-event report to OGF-Europe if engaged in group
>    activities. This report should include information about participation
>    in OGF23 and future plans related to grids (a template will be given to
>    scholars)
> 
>    Failure to perform within these guidelines will result in a forfeit of
>    travel, lodging and registration fees waived. If you disagree with any
>    of the above, please do not submit an application.
> 
>    Thank you to CoreGRID and OGF-Europe for supporting the student scholar
>    program!
> 
>    *It is necessary to distinguish citizenship of applicants due to
>    various funding sources.
> 
>    +++++
> 
> References
> 
>    1. mailto:khamilton at ogf.org
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