Recognizing the need to assist graduate students, the National Science Foundation has generously agreed to sponsor several Student Travel Fellowships. This fits in with our theme of fostering up-coming generative researchers in the field of language acquisition.

The goal is to maximize graduate student participation. We hope that many graduate students who would otherwise be unlikely or unable to travel to Hawai`i to give their presentations will be able to benefit from these Fellowships. In that spirit, we ask that students who have access to other funding (e.g. from their home institution) make use of those sources of financial support in order to aid fellow student participation.

Eligibility
Students at U.S. or foreign universities as of 17 December 2004 who submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations at GALANA 2004 are eligible to apply for this Fellowship. Post-doctoral fellows are not eligible. In case there are multiple authors for one presentation, only the first author is eligible.

How to apply
Fill in the application form [word document] and send it electronically, together with the 500-word abstract and the 300-word summary, to galana@hawaii.edu. The application deadline is the same as the abstract deadline (2 August 2004). The application form will not be accepted if it is sent separately, either electronically or otherwise.

Selection criteria
This is a merit-based fellowship. The screening process will depend solely on the overall rating of the abstract.

Stipend and payment process
This Fellowship will not cover all travel costs; the amount will depend on the availability of funds, the number of Fellowship awardees, and (roughly) the travel distance. Each awardee will be advised of the amount of the stipend soon after acceptance letters are emailed. The stipend will be paid by check in U.S. dollars at the registration desk to each Fellowship awardee. TO RECEIVE THE STIPEND, (1) THE ORIGINAL BOARDING PASS//TICKET STUB AND (2) RECEIPT MUST BE PRESENTED. It is recommended that international awardees cash their checks at a U.S. bank before leaving the U.S.