Abstracts for applications for the "CINF-FIZ Scholarship for Scientific Excellence" have to be submitted before March 20, 2009 / The German-American prize honors junior scientists in Chemoinformatics and related sciences / Awarding ceremony will take place at the 238th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 16 - 20, 2009
The scholarship program of the Division of Chemical Information (CINF) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) funded by FIZ Chemie Berlin is designed to reward graduate and postdoctoral students in chemical information and related sciences for scientific excellence and to foster their involvement in CINF.
Three scholarships valued at $1,000 each will be given out at the 238th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 16 - 20, 2009. Applicants have to be enrolled at a certified college or university. They have to present a poster during a poster session at the National Meeting. Abstracts for the posters have to be submitted electronically through OASYS before March 20, 2009. Please, go to http://oasys.acs.org/acs/238nm/cinf/papers/index.cgi and look for the "CINF Scholarship" session. To enter your abstract, just follow the instructions. If you encounter any problems, please contact the Chair of the selection committee, Guenter Grethe. At the time you are submitting your short abstract, you have to inform the Chair that you are applying for a scholarship. Additionally, a 2,000-word long abstract describing the work to be presented has to be sent in electronic form to the Chair of the selection committee by June 15, 2009. Any questions related to applying for one of the scholarships should be directed to the same e-mail address.
Winners will be chosen based on contents, presentation and relevance of the poster and they will be announced at the meeting. The contents shall reflect upon the student's work and describe research in the field of cheminformatics and related sciences. Winning posters will be marked "Winner of the CINF-FIZ Chemie Berlin Academic Scientific Excellence" at the poster session.
CINF Homepage: http://www.acsinf.org
OASYS to enter abstracts: to http://oasys.acs.org/acs/238nm/cinf/papers/index.cgi
For additional Information
CINF Selection Committee Chair
Dr. Guenter Grethe
ggrethe@comcast.net
FIZ CHEMIE Berlin
P.O. Box 12 03 37
D-10593 Berlin
Germany
info@fiz-chemie.de
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About FIZ CHEMIE Berlin
FIZ CHEMIE Berlin is a state-supported non-profit information agency financed by the Federal Government and the Governments of the German States whose primary task is to provide high-quality information services concerning chemistry, chemical engineering and related fields to science, education and industry. It is certified according to the DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 quality standard. FIZ CHEMIE Berlin maintains close relationships with research and information institutions in Germany and abroad and has marketing agreements with partner organizations worldwide. The Centre is committed to the further development and the linking of national and international chemistry information. FIZ CHEMIE Berlin is a member of the Germany's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Science Association (Leibniz-Gemeinschaft).
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