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Conference Assistance Awards

AWARD DESCRIPTION

To support our student and developing nations' members, the Society of Ethnobotany is offering 8 Conference Assistance Awards to offset the cost of attending the SEB 2025 conference in person. These awards will cover the cost of registration plus any travel costs up to a total (registration + travel) of 600 US dollars. Please note that the conference registration fees cover coffee breaks, the opening reception, as well as lunch Monday through Wednesday. Travel assistance funds will be distributed on site at the conference after the winners' attendance has been verified.

The early registration fees for SEB 2025 are the following:

  • Professional Member - $380
  • Student Member - $260

For example, a graduate student who is also an SEB member, would receive a comp code for registration plus $340 reimbursement towards travel, e.g. a train or plane ticket. A Professional member from a Developing Nation would receive a comp code for registration plus $220 reimbursement towards travel.

 

DEADLINE
Deadline to apply is April 15, 2025 – 12pm (noon) Eastern Daylight Time US.
We will announce the awards on April 20 at the latest, so you can decide if you wish to participate and can register before the early registration deadline of April 22. You will also know by April 20 if you are not selected. If you have already paid for early registration, the amount can be reimbursed.

 

ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility for student applicants: A) Must be a current student member of the society and B) be currently enrolled in a graduate program (masters or doctoral students are eligible) or within one year after graduation (if you are between one- and two-years post graduation and wish to be considered, please contact a Council member) or be currently employed as a post-doctoral fellow. Note that your letter of support from your primary mentor must verify this status.

Eligibility for Developing Nations' applicants: A) Must be a current member of the society and B) be currently registered as a member from a least developed country (full list by UN) or a country recently impacted by a major natural disaster. Note that your letter of support must verify this status.

Expectations for both student and Developing Nations' applicants: Award recipients are expected to present their research in person (poster or oral presentation) at the conference. They are also expected to write a brief account of their experience at the meeting for the SEB newsletter.
To submit an abstract to SEB 2025 in Prague, click here.
Deadline to submit an abstract is April 7.


Application Process

Applicants must assemble the following pieces of information, and submit all as a merged (single file) PDF document in the following order:

  1. Conference Abstract. Follow the SEB abstract guidelines for formatting. Abstracts must also be submitted through the web portal by April 7;
  2. Curriculum Vitae. Be sure to include a list of publications. Submitted publications which are currently in review may also be included. Publications “in-progress” should NOT be included on the CV;
  3. Statement of Interest. The statement of interest should be no longer than 1 page. Applicants should address the following in their statement: 1) How your research is relevant to members of the Society for Ethnobotany; 2) How attendance at this particular meeting is important to your career development; 3) How have you been involved in the SEB until now and how do you plan to be involved in the future;
  4. Letter of Support. Your letter of support should come from your primary mentor/advisor or department chair. Letters must also confirm your current status as either an enrolled student or employment as a post-doctoral fellow (for the Student/Postdoc Conference Award) or your status as being a member from a least developed country (for the Developing Nations Conference Award).
  • Save your PDF file as “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME”, ie. SMITH_JANE


Submission details (follow these carefully!):

These awards are now open. Deadline to apply is April 15, 2025 at 12 pm (noon) EDT. Please note that you are not required to have registered for the conference before applying. Winners will be announced by April 20, 2025. Please note that registration rates increase on April 22, 2025. Winners will need to register before that deadline, or pay the higher amount afterwards.

Applications should be submitted by e-mail as a single PDF file attachment in the above listed order to seb@ethnobotany.org. Please write “SEB Conference Awards” in the email subject header. Again, make sure to save your PDF file as “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME” and that you have clearly indicated in your application which award(s) you are applying for.

Confirmation for receipt of the application will follow by email. Note that you are also required to submit a presentation/poster abstract via the web portal by April 7.

Applications that do not meet the above-described format or that are submitted in multiple file attachments will not be considered for review. Likewise, any late applications will not be considered for review.

Any questions regarding these awards can be addressed to seb@ethnobotany.org.