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Travel Awards, ARVO 2010 The
Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) seeks
applicants for the annual TFOS Travel Awards. These
awards will provide partial travel support for at least
four postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, or young
investigators (35 years or younger), whose accepted
ARVO '10 abstract, in which they appear as first author,
demonstrates significant scientific achievement in the
field of tear film, ocular surface or Sjogren's syndrome
research. Each award will be $750.00 USD and will be
accompanied by a free ticket to the TFOS Dinner on the
evening of Monday, May 3rd, in Fort Lauderdale, as well
as complimentary membership in TFOS (and a subscription
to The Ocular Surface).
Applicants should email their accepted ARVO abstract
to the Chair of the TFOS Travel Awards Committee (Dr.
Jason Nichols) at jnichols@optometry.osu.edu
by March 1st in MS Word or PDF format. Awardees will
be notified by April 14th and will be announced during
the TFOS Dinner. Individuals who are recipients of other
ARVO travel grant awards (e.g., ARVO, AAO, etc) are
not eligible to apply. |
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Advance the research, literacy, and educational aspects
of the scientific field of the tear film and ocular
surface
Organize and coordinate international conferences, meetings,
workshops, seminars and events to promote better understanding
of the tear film and ocular surface
Stimulate interactions among members, and attract new
members with diverse disciplinary interests and expertise
(e.g. basic scientists, academic clinicians and industry
representatives) into the field of the tear film and
ocular surface
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