Emeritus Travel Grants for NIR-2017

The Council may provide a maximum of two Emeritus Grants, to assist eligible senior scientists, who have retired from full-time paid employment, to attend the NIR-2017 Conference and act as mentors to young scientists, providing research advice in a designated and closed conference session.

To apply for an ICNIRS Emeritus travel grant for NIR-2017 please submit:

• a resume
• a BRIEF outline of current and past NIR research and/or development
• a detailed budget including total estimated costs of attending the conference, the amount(s) and source(s) of already secured or promised funding and the specific amount requested from ICNIRS
• a brief outline on how you will organise and contribute the designated and closed conference session , according to your knowledge about traditional time-table at ICNIRS Conferences

Applications must be sent by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and be received NO LATER THAN 31 March 2017. Late applications will not be considered.

Applications should be sent to:

Steve Holroyd ,
Treasurer, ICNIRS

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Date update : 16 January 2017