Natural Science Collections Alliance

Our members are part of an international community of museums, botanical gardens, herbariums, universities and other institutions that house natural science collections and utilize them in research, exhibitions, academic and informal science education, and outreach activities.

BCoN Early Career Travel Awards: Communications Training Professional Development

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) is offering a limited number of travel awards to help early career biodiversity scientists (broadly defined), collection managers, educators, and other biodiversity-collection professionals participate in the October 7-8, 2019 AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists. This professional development training course is being held in Washington, DC.

Eligibility:

  • Graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, or employed less than 3 years.
  • An individual who works in a clearly articulable way to conduct or enable biodiversity-related research or education.
  • Individuals need not be affiliated with a biodiversity collection.
  • Individuals must be able to travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the October 7-8, 2019 training program.
  • Must pay the course registration fee.

For details about the award and application process go to: https://bcon.aibs.org/2019/08/19/bcon-travel-awards-for-communications-training/

BCoN Early Career Travel Awards: Communications Training Professional Development
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