This award encourages MUVE student members to attend the annual meeting to promote interest in entomology and help connect new attendees to current members. Expenses paid include travel, free hotel arrangements (up to five-nights), free meeting registration, ground transportation reimbursement and a per diem allowance. In addition to travel and registration, at least two MUVE members will serve as mentors to the recipients during the meeting and assisting in making connections throughout the society and different areas of interests.
Eligibility
Nomination Requirements
Evaluation Criteria
Submission Requirements
Deadline
Submit a Nomination
Eligibility
The applicant must be a current ESA student member who is earning a degree (B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.) and studying specifically at least one insect in the field of entomology, or performing entomology-related research in a field such as biology agricultural science, forestry, evolution, ecology, or environmental sciences. Each applicant must be currently enrolled and planning to present during the Annual Meeting (10-minute paper, poster, or infographic) if awarded. Nominees must not have attended a previous ESA Annual meeting.
Nomination Requirements
Nominations may be made by anyone. Please note there is a maximum of two self-nominations allowed per year. All nominators and nominees will be required to sign the professional conduct disclosure form. Nomination packages for this award must include:
1. Cover letter/personal statement to include the following information:
- Area of Study
- Your professional goals and how attending the ESA Annual Meeting will benefit you as a scientist
- Scope and importance of the research you are presenting at the meeting.
- Areas of interest for connections and networking with MUVE section members
2. One Letter of Recommendation in support of your application from a mentor or supervisor to include the following (if applicable):
- Affirmation the candidate is eligible for the award
- How this award will benefit the applicant
- Why this applicant should receive this award
- Contributions and/or service to academia
- Additional information you would like to communicate to the selection committee.
3. A plan to present at the ESA Annual Meeting. Individuals must submit either a 10-minute talk, poster, or infographic. Submissions will open mid-March and require title, subtopic, authors, and abstract at the time of submission.
4. Unofficial Transcript
5. CV or Biographical Resume – Nominators should provide a CV or biographical resume that may include the sections below (activities within last 3 years). For a full listing of what should be included in each section (https://www.entsoc.org/awards/cv_template)
• Section I: Background Information
• Section II: Research
• Section IV: Outreach
• Section V: Service
Alternatively, a two-page biographical resume, citing education, employment, service/outreach, and the most relevant publications, presentations, awards, current grant(s), scholarships, and outside funding received during the preceding 36 months. A biographical resume template can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/nsfapprovedformats/biosketch.pdf
Evaluation Criteria
Nominees/candidates will be judged using the following criteria for a total of 200 points:
- Academics (45 points total)
- Academic record and accomplishments (CV and unofficial transcript) (15)
- Evaluation by faculty members or others (20)
- Contributions and/or service to academic department/university/society (10)
- Individual Aspirations (55 points total)
- How impactful will participating in the meeting be for this individual (25)
- Strength of the presentation proposal (30)
Submission Requirements
All nomination packages must be submitted electronically according to the following specifications:
- Only the following file formats will be accepted: PDF, TIF graphic files, or JPG graphic files. Please make sure scanned images can be clearly read on a computer screen.
- Font size for text may not be smaller than 10 point.
- The nomination site requires all documents to be uploaded individually.
All submissions must go through the MUVE Travel Award for New Attendees Submission Site
Deadline
Nomination packages must be received by ESA headquarters by June 1. This deadline refers to receipt by the awards administrator of a complete package in a readable format. Therefore, early submission is highly recommended. All nomination packets will not be able to be changed after June 1.