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11 July 2012
Four International Students Awarded Travel Grants by the OSA Foundation
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Lyndsay Meyer
The Optical Society
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Four International Students Awarded Travel Grants by the OSA Foundation
WASHINGTON, July 11 – The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased to announce the student travel grant recipients for the Optical Society’s (OSA) Advanced Photonics Congress held in Colorado Springs, Colo. June 15-18 and OSA’s Imaging and Applied Optics Congress held in Monterey, Calif., June 24-28. The OSAF Student Travel Grant Program awards grants to students working in or studying science in qualifying developing nations so they can attend OSA-managed technical meetings and conferences. This round of winners represents three countries from three continents.
The following students were awarded travel grants:
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Liang Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Meeting: Advanced Photonics Congress -
Francisco Tenopala, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Meeting: Advanced Photonics Congress -
Tewodros Teresa Alemu, Polytechnic University of Turin, Ethiopia
Meeting: Imaging and Applied Optics Congress -
Wedajo Feyissa, Polytechnic University of Turin, Ethiopia
Meeting: Imaging and Applied Optics Congress
Travel grants average $1,000 per award and recipients are selected by the co-chairs of the topical meetings at the respective Congresses. Applications are based on the following criteria:
- Work or study in a qualifying developing nation
- Enrollment in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program
- Demonstrated need for travel support
- Student’s submitted statement on the value of attending the conference
More information on the Student Travel Grant Program is available on the OSAF website, and more information on OSA’s Optics and Photonics Congresses can be found on the OSA website.
About the OSA Foundation
The OSA Foundation (OSAF) was established in 2002 to support philanthropic activities that help further the Optical Society's (OSA) mission. The OSAF is concentrating its efforts on programs that provide career and professional development resources and support awards and honors that recognize technical and business excellence. The grants funded by the OSA Foundation are made possible by the generous donations of its supporters as well as the dollar-for-dollar match by OSA. The Foundation is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is a public charity. To learn more about the OSA Foundation, please visit www.osa-foundation.org.
About OSA
Uniting more than 130,000 professionals from more than 175 countries, the Optical Society (OSA) brings together the global optics and photonics community through programs and initiatives. Since 1916, OSA has worked to advance the common interests of the field providing educational resources to the scientists, engineers and business leaders who work in the field by promoting the science of light and the advanced technologies made possible by optics and photonics. OSA publications, events, technical groups and programs foster optics knowledge and scientific collaboration among all those with an interest in optics and photonics. For more information visit www.osa.org.
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