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LEE SCHOLAR SUPPORT FUND

Lee Scholar Support Fund Application Deadline By Midnight (EST) March 15, 2012

Eligibility Considerations:

Applicants must be current SSSP members at the time of application.
Applicants must be from economically disadvantaged countries who without these funds could not attend the Annual Meeting.
Applications received after March 15 are ineligible for review.
Preference will be given to applicants who have not received support from the Lee Scholar Support Fund Committee before.
You may only apply for ONE TRAVEL FUND -- If you are a FOREIGN STUDENT, you must apply to the Lee Student Support Fund.

* Last Name:

* First Name and MI:

* Address:

* City:

* State/Province:

* Zip/Postal Code:

Country if not US:

Home Telephone (include area code & country code, if applicable):

Work Telephone (include area code & country code, if applicable):

* E-mail:

* Have you received an award from the Lee Scholar Support Fund Committee before?
Yes
No

If yes, in what year?

Address where you can be reached after the May 15th announcement date:

Same as above

Address:

City:

State/Province:

Zip/Postal Code:

Country if not US:

Research and Activism:

Please state your accepted contribution to the meeting. Be sure to include your paper title and abstract. ONLY SSSP members who have been accepted for program participation will be considered.

Research Purpose:

The general purpose of this fund is to foster cooperative relations among persons and organizations engaged in applying sociological findings to confront social problems and create social change. In a brief paragraph, please state how your research reflects the purpose of this fund.

Estimated Expenses:

Please indicate how you plan to travel to the meeting:
Airplane
Automobile
Bus
Rail

SSSP will support estimated air coach fare; auto travel at $.47/mile; and travel by bus or train ONLY.

Please provide a breakdown of your anticipated costs to attend the meeting. Registration fees and dues will not be funded, and not all of the expenses for attending the meeting can be paid from these funds. SSSP strongly suggests that other sources of funds be sought to supplement your participation. Pre-registration for the meeting must be paid before funds will be disbursed to the applicant. Award money will be distributed after the recipient provides a copy of their travel visa. Persons unable to attend the meetings MUST return all monies to SSSP.

Travel cost:

The committee will use the lowest available fare as the basis for its estimates of travel costs.

Room cost:

SSSP will support a shared room at the SSSP conference hotel (roommate matching service will be available). Our room rate is $189 (US) plus tax per night. Exceptions will be made if extraordinary personal circumstances justify an individual room.

Meal cost:

SSSP will support up to $15 US/day.

Grand Total:

Applicants will receive an e-mail confirming the receipt of their application. If you do not receive an e-mail within two weeks of submitting your application, please e-mail the chair Nadia Shapkina. Applicants will be notified by the chair if their application was accepted/rejected no later than May 15, 2012.

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