The U.S. Permafrost Association (USPA) will be awarding $500 travel grants and the $1000 Andrew Slater Award for U.S.-based students and post-graduate researchers (within six years of their last degree) to attend the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2019. The AGU Fall Meeting will convene 9-13 December 2019 in San Francisco, California.

Applicants will be evaluated on a merit basis and must be first author on a permafrost-related research presentation at AGU and possess both USPA and Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) memberships. One of the grants is reserved for engineering disciplines.

Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.

Applications are available on the USPA website or by emailing Kelsey Nyland at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Application deadline: 1 November 2019

For more information, go to:
U.S. Permafrost Association homepage

For questions, contact:
Kelsey Nyland
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