To encourage the participation of junior researchers to UNIF and thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation, the UNIF 2001 organizing committee offers a number of travel awards.
The award is intended to cover much of the expenses for up to four university students or post-docs working in the field of unification to attend UNIF 2001. Each winner will be reimbursed (to a maximum of US $1,000) for his or her workshop registration, transportation, and accommodation expenses.
The committee will favorably consider applicants who will be playing an active role at the workshop by giving a talk. (All talks require the submission of an extended abstract.) Preference will be given to applicants from a United States institution, but applications from deserving young researchers in other countries will be considered as well.
Applicants should send a brief letter of motivation to the organizing committee explaining their interest in attending the event. The letter should include the applicant's work address, background and research interests, and a list of his/her work on unification and related fields. Younger applicants with no relevant publications yet should supplement their application with a recommendation letter of up to 300 words, to be sent separately by their supervisor, commenting on their research potential.
Application and recommendation letters should be sent by e-mail to unif2001@cs.uiowa.edu. To receive full consideration they must arrive no later than April 15, 2001. The winners will be notified by April 30. In case a winner does not attend, the committee may transfer his/her award to another nominee or give no award.