> The submission deadline for awards applications for The Histochemical 
> Society Annual Meeting and Short Course is January 20, 2012. HCS 
> offers many awards including merit and travel awards, and often, the 
> awards will cover the majority of travel costs. Both the Student 
> Travel and the Short Course Award provide opportunities for students 
> and trainees to attend the meeting and/or short course.  Please see 
> all HCS award descriptions on the HCS website for full details:
>
> 
http://www.histochemicalsociety.org/awards/>
> In addition, HCS has partnered with the FASEB MARC awards to provide 
> MARC Travel Awards to the HCS Short Course and Meeting. These awards 
> are open to eligible underrepresented minority undergraduate and 
> graduate students, post-baccalaureates, postdoctorates, junior faculty 
> and mentors/faculty scientists in the biomedical and behavioral 
> sciences. Information about the MARC awards can be found on their 
> website:
>
> 
http://www.faseb.org/Marc/MARC-and-Professional-Development/Travel-Awards/Travel-Awards--Scientific-Meetings-and-Conferences.aspx 
>
>
> Remember that registration is open for the HCS Meeting and the Short 
> Course. The registration fees include housing and meals at the Marine 
> Biological Laboratory.  The MBL is a collegial, comfortable,  academic 
> setting. It is an environment which should help students, technicians 
> and faculty learn more about immunohistochemistry in the course and 
> participate in exciting scientific sessions at the annual meeting.
>
> Please visit the meeting website for more information on the meeting, 
> short course and many awards available:
>
> 
http://www.histochemistry2012.org/index.html.
>
> Sincerely,
> John Shacka, Ph.D.
> Chair, HCS Awards and Membership Committee