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Student Travel Award

We have already notified the applicants the selection results last January, 2021.

Call for Student Travel Award Application (for Overseas Students)

10th Asian Crop Science Association Conference (ACSAC10) offers Travel Grant to enthusiastic leading students from abroad, to present high quality papers at the conference.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a student residing in a country other than Japan.
*The criteria of "student" is that who are enrolled in University and/or College as an undergraduate, or graduate student.
This does not including Post doc researchers.
The applicant must be the first author of the accepted abstract, and make the presentation at the ACSAC10 conference.
When you are awarded the grant, online registration is mandatory in advance.
Registration type: Travel Awardee (No charge).

Grant Amount and Benefit

  • Successful grant applicants will be announced in December at the same time as abstract acceptance.
  • Recipients will receive a cash award (up to JPY 100000) on September 1st, DAY 2 and a certificate on September 3rd, DAY 3, at the conference venue.
  • Since the conference will be held online as an online one, the awardees will enjoy free registration instead of receiving travel expenses.

Application Procedure

1. Abstract Submission (Due date: March 31, 2020)

Please make sure to select “Apply” in the Student Travel Award Application section when submitting abstract. You are permitted to submit only one abstract as the first author for this conference. >>details on abstract submission

2. Student Travel Award Application (Due date: March 31, 2020)

Required Documents:

  • Student Grant Application Form >>download
  • An official recommendation letter from supervisor or department chair stating that you need funds to attend ACSAC10.
  • Copy of Student ID

All documents should be sent electronically in a zip file labeled with your name to Dr. Daisuke Sugiura travelaward@acsac10.org, the chair of Travel Award with email subject “ACSAC10 Student Travel Grant Application xxYourNamexx”.

3. Notification: December 2020

Grant recipients will receive a notification by email from the secretariat.

4. Registration (Due Date: May 31, 2020 April 23, 2021)

Note

  • The Travel Grant amount is fixed and cannot be increased under any circumstances. Each recipient must bear any additional expenses.
  • Grant recipients who do not attend ACSAC10 will have said grant revoked.