Professor Steve Meshnick (UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health) was internationally recognized for his global work in understanding, preventing, and treating infectious diseases, particularly malaria and HIV/AIDS. Professor Meshnick was also instrumental to the creation of TriCEM and served in many roles within the organization, bringing incredible insight, energy, and inspiration to our community of scientists. To honor his contributions to TriCEM and specifically his dedication to graduate student training, we are proud to offer the Steve Meshnick Travel Award.
This Travel Award will support one student per year to present their research or learn new methods that advance their research. Graduate students at any TriCEM-affiliated university with work in evolutionary perspectives on infectious disease, including in global health or epidemiology, are eligible to apply for the Steve Meshnick Travel Award. Funds may be used to attend a conference to present research, or to attend a workshop or other training opportunity that will advance research. Award amounts are available up to $1500.
Deadline: Feb 16, 2024
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must be a graduate student at Duke, NC A&T, NCCU, NC State, or UNC-Chapel Hill with research relevant to infectious disease and evolution, including in global health or epidemiology. The applicant must be a current graduate student and all awarded funds must be used prior to completion of the student’s degree.
For students at Duke and NC State, funds should be used for direct research expenses; tuition, fees, and stipends are not allowable expenses. For students at NC A&T and NCCU, funds may be used for direct research expenses or for student support. Award amounts will vary depending on funding availability, up to $7,500. Additional funding for an undergraduate student will be available to successful awardees. These funds do not need to be accounted for in the Graduate Student Award budget.
