The committee met on April 1 in San Diego, CA, during the XXXV Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences/EB2005 Meeting.
In the past two cycles (April 2004 and October 2004), there were no applications submitted or funded. This seems to reverse a positive trend observed in fiscal year 2003-2004 where there was an increase from three to nine applications with respect to 2003-2004, of which three were funded. One of the most immediate tasks of this Committee is to study the causes that lead to lack of applications and to set new strategies to reverse this trend.
The Committee is considering sending brochures and any type of advertisement for this fellowship to the Job Advertisement Center and emailing at least one announcement to APS members. Timing of the advertisement, tightening of immigration laws, accessibility and simplicity of the application process, fellowship announcement in the application package for potential job applicants, definition of the conditions for use of the award, e.g., travel, lodging, etc, are all factors under consideration.
The Committee is working via email and is planning a conference call as soon as possible to discuss these matters.
Norma C. Adragna, Chair
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