THE HOSHAW TRAVEL AWARDS
The Hoshaw Travel Awards are to help students with their travel expenses to the annual PSA meeting. All other factors equivalent, students who will present their research at the meeting will be given priority, in the following order: Bold session speakers, oral presenters, and poster presenters. Successful applicants will be notified prior to the meeting and the awards will be presented at the meeting. PSA meeting information including registration dates, venue, and local attractions can be found on this webpage.
Eligibility: All students, undergraduate and graduate, who wish to attend the PSA meeting are invited to apply using the following travel award application. All other factors equivalent, students who will present their research at the meeting (lecture or poster) will be given priority. The applicant must submit the application via Jotform that includes their current curriculum vitae and request a letter of support from the major supervisor/mentor. The curriculum vitae must include papers presented at meetings, publications, grants, and fellowships received. The letter of recommendation should discuss the following:
Capacity and extent to which you know the applicant
Impact of the applicants research both in a phycological and broader context
The applicant’s long-term potential and/or exemplary commitment to contributing to the field of phycology, including phycological education, industry, and scholarship
How attending this PSA meeting in particular will support that academic progress and/or professional development
Applicable evidence of service to PSA or phycology at large
Application Procedure: All applicants must submit their application using this Jotform portal by March 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST. A copy of their curriculum vitae must be uploaded using the provided widget in the Jotform portal. The student must also request a short letter of recommendation from their major advisor. Please have your advisor submit only one (1) copy of this letter directly to the Committee Chair via email. Letters of recommendation are due one week after the application deadline on April 7, 2025 by 11:59 PM PST.
This portal will send an email to your mentor requesting the letter on your behalf upon final submission but you must confirm their agreement to submit such a letter before submitting your application. Confirmation your application is complete with the letter of recommendation will be provided to you via email from the Committee Chair. Please remind your advisor to check their junk/spam folders for the email once you have submitted your application.
The Jotform portal has a save function, allowing you to make edits over time without officially submitting the final version. Please only submit your application once, as multiple submissions will trigger multiple requests to your mentor to submit a letter on your behalf.
Letters of recommendation and questions should be directed to the current Committee Chair, Rachael Wade, rmw104@humboldt.edu.
Application FAQs and additional information:
What are the Bold and Lewin Awards? How do I know if I am eligible?
More information about the Bold Award can be found here, more info about the Lewin award can be found here. Please contact the Student Awards Committee Chair with any questions. Please note that you must apply to participate in the Bold Award session, eligibility requirements apply.
Do I have to complete and submit my application in one sitting?
No, you can save and edit your application until you submit it or until the deadline passes. You must submit the application, the portal will not automatically submit any applications in progress once the deadline passes. Once you submit your application, you can no longer edit it.
My supervisor/mentor didn't get the email to submit their letter. What should I do?
It's possible that the letter went to their spam/junk folder. If it's still not found, please have your letter writer submit a PDF of their letter to rmw104@humboldt.edubefore the letter submission deadline.
How should I format my abstract? What are the requirements?
The abstract should be formatted following the guidelines provided for the meeting. Those guidelines can be found here.
What does a competitive abstract look like?
An abstract should be informative and representative of the presentation, emphasizing data and results rather than methodology. Statements such as "...data will be presented..." or "...conclusions will be discussed..." should not be included. An abstract should include the following: 1) Brief background information and overview of the field/area of research to-date, 2) Clear communication of the research question being addressed and/or hypothesis being tested, 3) Brief summary of methods used to address that question, 4) Brief summary of the results found, and 5) Succinct remarks providing context and importance of the results in the field of phycology.
I don't have all my data or results yet, how should I write my abstract?
Students in this situation should seek the guidance of their major advisor on strategies to make statements based on published, preliminary, or expected results.