Subject: 2008 Peter B. Kahn Fellowships -Travel Proposals Due April 1, 2008 From: Patricia Peiliker Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 08:28:46 -0500 To: PAGRA-L@lists.sunysb.edu To All Graduate Students Announcing PETER B. KAHN FELLOWSHIPS For 2008 The Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce the 2008 competition for the Peter B. Kahn Fellowships. A fund has been established to support these fellowships in order to honor Professor Kahn who joined the Department in 1961 and was Chairman from 1974-1985. He formally retired December 2002. Four fellowships of $700 each will be awarded this year to help students who have advanced to candidacy to attend an international summer school or other meeting that is primarily educational in nature and related to the student's area of research. The purpose of the award will be to extend the student's educational and professional development. Interested students must submit a short proposal to Pat Peiliker that includes: 1) A full description of the school or meeting you wish to attend or have already admitted this academic year, how it contributes to your education, and how it relates to your research program. 2) A budget describing estimated expenses and listing other sources of partial support. 3) A letter from your thesis adviser describing the importance of this meeting for your education and indicating her or his support for your attendance. The deadline for submission of the proposal is Tuesday, April 1st, 2008. Decisions will be made by a departmental committee and will be based on the following criteria: a) Indication of admission to the school of interest. b) Quality of student's progress toward the Ph.D. degree. c) Receipt of partial support from other sources. d) Quality of the program of the school or conference. The awards will be announced at the Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Graduate Awards Colloquium. . 2008 announcement.doc Content-Type: application/octet-stream Content-Encoding: base64