Award Level:

• Maximum amount of the award is $500 to defray the cost of registration and/or travel to national or international conferences to present vascular-related research.

Application Review Timeline:

• Applications are accepted anytime and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Award Requirements:

• Funds will not be awarded to the applicant personally but instead will be provided to the Financial Administrator you designate in the application form.
• Funds must be used within 12 months of award date.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Student, staff, postdoctoral researcher, or faculty at UNMC, UNO, UNL, or UNK. 
• Awardee must present a poster or an oral presentation at the conference.
• Applicants may submit one application per year.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until annual funds dedicated to this award category are depleted.
• Applications need to be submitted a minimum of 1 month prior to the proposed travel.
• Awardees must complete a brief summary of their travel experience within one week of the event (Awardees will receive email notifiation from Piestar to complete this form).
• CHVR member in good standing (as defined on the CHVR website and summarized below):
  • Actively participates in at least one focus group. 
  • Attend the center's meetings, seminars, review committees, retreats and related activities as appropriate. It is expected that members will attend a minimum of five events per year. 
  • List the center as an affiliation on all publications (manuscripts, reviews, book chapters), in oral/poster presentations, grant submissions and media announcements.
  • Agree to maintain an updated CHVR membership profile and complete assigned surveys regarding funding and publications within Piestar.

Selection Process:

• Applications will be reviewed by a committee.
• Preference will be for investigators who meet eligibility criteria who are active members of at least one CHVR focus group.