George Jeffrey Award
(assistance for
outstanding graduate students to attend the Congress of the IUCr)
This fund was
established in memory of George
A. Jeffrey. The first awards were made
at the Geneva IUCr Congress (August, 2002). Applications are invited
world-wide. These must be from graduate students in good standing at the time
of the Congress. Applications must include:
·
A one-page letter explaining the student's background and any special
circumstances in support of the application.
·
Letters of recommendation from the student's mentor and from one other
person familiar with the student's crystallographic abilities and background.
The mentor should state the expected date for the student's graduation.
·
A one-page biographical sketch of the student.
·
Copies of any reprints, preprints or abstracts in which the student is
an author.
·
An abstract with the student as first author, which has been submitted
to the program of the IUCr Congress.
·
The student's e-mail address.
The original and
two copies of the application (in English) should be mailed to George T. DeTitta, Ph.D, Hauptman-Woodward
Institute,
The important
criteria will be the scientific excellence of the student's research, the
student's financial need and the student's proficiency in English, which is the
official language of the Congress. The Jeffrey Award will cover at least the
student's registration fee and the cost of student housing.
Latest Report on the George Jeffrey Award