Audiologist Travel Awards

APPLICATIONS FOR ARO AUDIOLOGIST TRAVEL AWARDS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) announces that applications are now being accepted for travel awards for audiologists to attend the 2012 ARO MidWinter Meeting being held February 25-29, 2012 in San Diego, California. Awards of $500 each are being offered to defray travel and lodging costs associated with attendance at the ARO's annual meeting. The recipients of these Travel Award will be selected by the American Academy of Audiology Research Committee. Applicants need not be a member of ARO.

The purpose of the award is to encourage audiologists to attend the Midwinter Meeting and become active in the ARO. These travel awards are made possible by grants from the American Academy of Audiology Foundation and the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum - US Group, Inc.

Individuals selected will be judged according to the following criteria:

• Applicants must be full-time audiology graduate students or audiology postdoctoral research fellows carrying out research pertinent to the interests of ARO.
• Applicants must be the presenting author on an abstract submitted for the 2012 ARO Midwinter Meeting.
• Applicants must demonstrate clear need for financial assistance for attending the ARO Midwinter Meeting.

Prospective candidates should submit the following for consideration:

• A letter from the applicant stating desire, need and qualifications for the award based on the stated criteria
• A copy of the submitted abstract for poster or podium presentation at the 2012 ARO MidWinter Meeting. The original must have been submitted via the Web by abstract deadline.
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of recommendation from the graduate training supervisor, director of the graduate program, or department chairman, including a guarantee of funds to pay the balance of travel expenses**
• Disclosure of other travel awards applications for the same presentation at ARO (university excluded). AAA will recognize, but not fund a student also receiving an ARO travel award.

** NOTE: If more than one applicant comes from a program, the supervisor/director/chairman must prioritize the applicants.

Applications must be received at the ARO Office by October 15, 2011.  Email submissions are preferred, but applications may be submitted via mail, fax, or email to:

Audiologist Travel Award Committee
ARO Executive Office
19 Mantua Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: 856-423-0041, Fax 856-423-3420
E-mail: headquarters@aro.org

Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by December 15, 2011. For more information, contact the ARO Executive Office.