The OSA Foundation is pleased to offer travel grants to students working or studying in a qualifying developing nation who plan to attend Frontiers in Optics (FiO) and OSA-managed Topical Meetings. Travel grants average $1,000 USD per award.
To apply for a grant please complete the form below. See the Web page for the meeting you are interested in attending for application deadlines. * indicates required field
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Name of the institution where you are currently enrolled*:
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What is your area of study/specialty (10 word limit)*:
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What type of degree are you currently pursuing?*: Associate Bachelor Masters Doctorate Other
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Meeting you'd like to attend*: (The OSAF only provides travel support for the meetings listed in the drop-down menu. If the meeting you wish to attend is not listed please contact the meeting managers/organizers for assistance.) Adaptive Optics; Methods, Analysis and Applications (AO) Applications (previously FILAS) Applied Industrial Optics: Spectroscopy, Imaging,& Metrology (AIO) Bio-Optics: Design and Application (BODA) Computational Optical Imaging and Sensing (COSI) Digital Holography & 3D Imaging (DH) European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) Frontiers in Optics (FiO) Hyperspectral Imaging and Sounding of the Environment (HISE) Imaging Systems Applications (IS) Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon, and Nano-Photonics (IPR) Materials (previously AIOM) Nonlinear Optics (NLO) Novel Techniques in Microscopy (NTM) Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications (E2) Optical Interference Coating (OIC) Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery (OMP) Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics (PV) Optical Sensors (SENSORS) Optical Trapping Applications (OTA) Optics in Life Science Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR) Photonic Networks and Devices (PND) Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPComm) Solid State and Organic Lighting (SOLED) Sources (previously ASSP)
Estimated travel expenses*:
How will attending this meeting benefit your studies and career (200 word limit)*:
Title of Paper/Poster submitted (if applicable):
Paper abstract/poster description (35 word limit): Important Note - Completing the fields above does not constitute a submission to the meeting. If you would like to submit a paper/poster to the meeting, you must use the submission site on the meeting's web page and follow all instructions. View a list of meetings.
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Statement from advisor demonstrating need and stating the benefit to you for attending the meeting*:
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