Announcement from the Graduate Student Committee (GSAC)
Lindsay Ayearst
Chair of the GSAC
Chair of the GSAC
Daniel Leising, GSAC
Mike Roche
Graduate Student Representative
GSAC
Graduate Student Representative
GSAC
The Graduate Student Advisory Committee is reaching out to the membership to ask for donations to the student travel grant fund. The student travel grant fund, first introduced for our 2011 conference, helps defray travel costs for students who are presenting their research at the annual conference. SITAR is registered with the US Internal Revenue Service and State of California as a nonprofit tax exempt organization under IRS Code 501(c)(3). As such, your donation may be fully deductible as a charitable contribution on your US tax return(s).
As you may know, SITAR is currently undertaking considerable efforts to become more visible internationally, and to expand its membership. A key component of this process continues to be attracting young researchers to our meetings and promoting their return as members. All indicators suggest that the travel grant program has been effective in promoting these objectives. However, the travel grant program can only be successful with the support of SITAR’s professional members. Here’s what one top donor had to say about the importance of the travel grants
“I believe that the future of SITAR depends on passing the torch to the next generation. Of special importance is the encouragement of European students to join the fold. With luck, my ... donation will encourage that continuity.” (Del Paulhus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the travel grant fund. The window of opportunity is closing fast for helping a student presenter attend the upcoming meeting. Any amount will help us in reaching our target.
Donations can be made through a secure PayPal site using your credit card at:
http://sitarsociety.weebly.com/student-travel-grant.html