IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics

Supporting Women in Physics in Developing Countries

We have received funding to launch a seventh round of the IUPAP/UNESCO program to fund the attendance of women from developing and eastern European countries at regional conferences and schools this fall. We expect to be able to fund 20 women up to a maximum between $700 & $800 US each.

Applications for these grants should be received no later than February 15, 2009. Recipients will be chosen by the IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics by the end of March, and we will notify everyone by the first week in April 2009.

Only women physicists from Eastern Europe or developing countries may apply. Due to limited funding, those who have received a grant in the past, under this program, are not eligible for a second grant.

Those interested in applying for a grant should submit the following information, preferable by e‑mail as a WORD document or as text within the e‑mail. PLEASE DO NOT SEND AS A PDF FILE.

1. Complete contact information including name, address, e‑mail and phone.

2. Years since your Ph.D (or undergraduate degree for graduate students) was granted.

3. Brief description of the conference or workshop you wish to attend (including date of conf., place to be held, & website if available)

4. Brief statement of how attending the conference will enhance your career.

5. A breakdown of the amount of money (up to $700 US) required to attend (Ex: Airfare, registration fee, meals).

6. One Letter of recommendation.

Send all information to Jackie Beamon‑Kiene at, beamon@aps.org by February 15, 2009.

Sincerely,

Barbara Sandow, Chair, IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics

Judy Franz, IUPAP Liaison, Working Group on Women in Physics