> 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