[Sigsti-l] Chemical Structure Association Trust Grants

[Richard Hill]

[Information (edited) below is forwarded by request.  Respond directly to 
Bonnie Lawlor if interested.  contact info below.  Dick Hill]

Applications Invited for CSA Trust Grants for 2003

The Chemical Structure Association (CSA) Grant Program has been created to 
provide funding for the career development of young researchers who have 
demonstrated excellence in their education, research or development 
activities that are related to the systems and methods used to store, 
process and retrieve information about chemical structures, reactions and 
compounds.  Grants will be awarded up to a maximum of one thousand U.S. 
dollars ($1,000) each.  Grants are awarded for specific purposes, and 
within one year each grantee is required to submit a brief written report 
detailing how the grant funds were allocated.

Who is Eligible?
Applicant(s), age 35 or younger, who have demonstrated excellence in their 
chemical information related research and who are developing careers that 
have the potential to have a positive impact on the utility of chemical 
information relevant to chemical structures, reactions and compounds, are 
invited to submit applications.  While the primary focus of the Grant 
Program is the career development of young researchers, additional 
bursaries may be made available at the discretion of the Trust.  All 
requests must follow the application procedures noted below and will be 
weighed against the same criteria.

What Activities are Eligible?
  Grants may be awarded to acquire the tools necessary to support research 
activities, or for travel to collaborate with research groups, to attend a 
conference relevant to one's area of research, to gain access to special 
computational facilities, or to acquire unique research techniques in 
support of one's research.

Application Requirements:
Applications must include the following documentation:
1.      A letter that details the work upon which the Grant application is 
to be evaluated as well as details on research recently completed by the 
applicant;
2.      The amount of Grant funds being requested and the details regarding 
the purpose for which the Grant will be used (e.g. cost of equipment, 
travel expenses if the request is for financial support of meeting 
attendance, etc.). The relevance of the above-stated purpose to the Trust's 
objectives and the clarity of this statement are essential in the 
evaluation of the application);
3.      A brief biographical sketch, including a statement of academic 
qualifications;
4.      Two reference letters in support of the application.  Additional 
materials may be supplied at the discretion of the applicant only if 
relevant to the application and if such materials provide information not 
already included in items 1-4.   Three copies of the complete application 
document must be supplied for distribution to the Grants Committee.

Deadline for Applications:
Applications must be received no later than October 18, 2002.  Successful 
applicants will be notified by December 18, 2002.

Address for Submission of Applications:
Three copies of the application documentation should be forwarded 
to:  Bonnie Lawlor, CSA Trust Grant Committee Chair, 276 Upper Gulph Road, 
Radnor, PA 19087, USA.  E-mail submissions, if complete, may be forwarded 
to the Grant Committee at chescot at aol.com.

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