Announcement

2010 Raj Mittra Travel Grants

Raj Mittra Travel Grants (RMTG) have been established to support conference travel by graduate
students and scientists conducting research in the area of electromagnetic theory and applications.
The 2010 Travel Grants will support attendance at the joint 2010 IEEE International Symposium
on Antennas and Propagation and CNC/USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, July 11-17, 2010. Symposium submissions are due January 15, 2010; applications for
the RMTG award are due January 29, 2010. The purpose of the travel grants is to encourage
conference participation by junior and senior researchers. Interested applicants are encouraged to
apply after carefully reviewing the following information to insure their eligibility and ability to
comply with application requirements and deadlines.

AWARDS: One grant in the amount of $750 is available to a young scientist pursuing research in
areas of traditional interest to AP-S or Commission B of URSI. Junior researcher applicants
should have earned a Ph.D. degree sometime during the five-year period from January 1, 2005 to
December 31, 2009. A second grant for $1,000 may be awarded to a senior researcher (Ph.D.
earned before January 1, 2005) associated with a research or educational institution, and who has
an active research program in areas of interest to AP-S or URSI Commission B. For the senior
award, preference may be given to scientists from developing countries. Symposium registration
fees will be waived for RMTG awardees. Since award presentations are made at the meeting,
awardees must make their own arrangements to cover travel expenses to the meeting to receive
the award.

APPLICATION & SCHEDULE: Every effort will be made to conduct the entire application
process by E-mail. To receive an E-mail application kit with filing instructions, please request an
RMTG Award Application Kit from the awards Chair at wilton@uh.edu. The kit details items
each applicant must submit. These include short biographical and research activity summaries,
and copies of all summaries or abstracts submitted to the Symposium. Applicants must also
solicit reference letters, a statement of need for travel support, and letter of endorsement from the
candidate's institution. The latter statement is intended to indicate the institution's willingness to
supplement travel expenses on an as-needed basis if the candidate is selected to receive a grant.
Though E-mail submission of all items is much preferred, externally solicited items may also be
sent by standard postal service or by fax. No application can be processed until the award Chair
receives all application materials. The due date for applications is January 29, 2010. The
process of selecting awardees or alternates should be completed by early March.

SELECTION: Selection of an awardee is primarily based upon the candidate's potential or
demonstrated aptitude for research; for senior researchers, however, need may be a secondary
consideration. Awardees must also have their abstracts or summaries accepted for presentation
at the meeting. Successful RMTG candidates will be notified of their selection as soon as
possible upon completion of the selection process.