Award Application Forms
Please download and fill out the two forms for the ONTA Foundation, Inc. sponsored awards:
ROD RODRÍGUEZ-KÁBANA STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION
Competition Guidelines:
• Full time graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to participate in the annual Rod Rodríguez-Kábana Student Poster Competition sponsored by the ONTA Foundation.
• At least one of the authors of the poster must be an ONTA member (i.e., preferably the student applying to
enter the competition). Students are encouraged to become ONTA members at
https://ontaweb.org/membership-2/.
• Posters should be written and presented in English. Guidelines for abstracts and posters are available at https://ontaweb.org/meeting2023 .
• Each student will have 12 minutes to present his/her poster to the Competition Committee and 3 minutes to answer questions.
• Research subject must be original and performed by the student, with preferably no more than five authors.
• Deadline for abstract submission: July 15, 2023. If you have any questions regarding the Student
Poster Competition, please contact Dr. Janete Brito (email: janete.brito@freshfromflorida.com
or britojanete1@gmail.com). Please submit your abstract directly at the Meeting
website https://ontaweb.org/meeting2023 . After submitting it,
Please submit a copy of your abstract to Dr. Janete Brito and in the email subject line please write “2023 ONTA Poster Competion”.
Awards will be given during the ONTA Honors and Awards Banquet. First, second and third place will be given monetary awards as follows:
• First place: $500.00
• Second place: $300.00
• Third place: $200
Student Travel Awards to attend the ONTA 53th Annual Meeting, September 24, 2023
The ONTA Foundation is once again requesting applications for Graduate Student Travel Awards to attend the ONTA 53rd Annual Meeting, September 24-29, 2023 in Cairo, Egypt. Each award will be in the amount of $1,000.00 (USD). Full time graduate and undergraduate students, or post doctorates (completion of graduate degree requirements no more than 18 months before the meeting) are eligible to compete. The submission deadline is July 15, 2023.
To be eligible for these awards, an individual must present an oral presentation or be part of the Rod Rodríguez-Kábana Student Poster Competition, submit an abstract, travel award application form, one page biographical sketch and an acknowledgement letter from the major professor. Membership in the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America is not required but encouraged.
To apply for these Travel Awards, please submit the APPLICATION FORM (abstract, travel award application form, biographical sketch, major professor acknowledgement) to Dr. Janete Brito janete.brito@fdacs.gov; britojanete1@gmail.com. Please note that you MUST also submit a copy of your Abstract directly via the Meeting website https://ontaweb.org/meeting2023/.
Please submit applications as soon as possible to allow the ONTA Foundation Committee sufficient time to make the award announcements.