International Young Scholar Program

Home › Biennial Meeting › Int'l Young Scholar Program
Share this
Printer-friendly versionSend to friend

The International Young Scholars Program, supported by the Jacobs Foundation of Switzerland, was established by SRA to support the travel of international scholars to the SRA Biennial Meeting and facilitate collegial scholarly interaction among international and North American scholars during the meeting. To accomplish the latter goal, each international scholar is paired with a scientist from North America whose research interests are aligned or complementary to his/her own.

Twenty promising young international scholars will be selected to receive travel funds to attend the 2012 SRA Biennial Meeting and present their research. In addition, recipients will receive complimentary registration for the Biennial Meeting. Application Deadline: December 9, 2011.

 Qualifications:

  1. Recipients of travel awards must be citizens and residents of a country with a developing economy as defined by United Nations’ criteria. Those currently enrolled in a graduate program in the U.S. or from other economically advanced, developed countries are not eligible for this program.
     
  2. Typically, scholars who either are enrolled currently in a graduate training program or have received their Ph.D. degrees or equivalents within the past seven years and are from a developing country are the ideal candidates for this program.
     
  3. Program participants must be SRA members. If you are not a member, please use the link below to the SRA Membership Website to join. The Emerging Nations International membership fee is $5. Eligible countries are those classified as Low* and Middle Income** Economies based on the World Bank Classifications (http://www.worldbank.org/).

* Low-Income Economies
** Middle-Income Economies

The appropriate membership rate is determined by mailing address and is displayed during checkout. SRA Membership Website

       4.  Individuals on accepted submissions who attend the SRA Biennial Meeting are
            eligible to apply for this program.


Selection Criteria, in order of priority:

  • Applicants who are from a country with a developing economy.
  • Applicants with the highest numerical score from reviewer ratings on their accepted Biennial Meeting submission and who (1) are the chair or first author, or a panelist on a submission, and/or (2) have more than one accepted submission.
  • Applicants who have been members of SRA for one year or more.

Applicants will be notified about decisions in mid January.

There is recognition and prestige around the globe associated with presenting one’s research at an international meeting. Attendance at an SRA Biennial Meeting provides the opportunity for young scientists to share their research findings with novel audiences possessing similar interests in a specific aspect of adolescent development. The knowledge gained and networking opportunities experienced by the international young scholars at the biennial meeting offer great potential for expanding research horizons as well as expanding the knowledge of SRA Biennial Meeting attendees about adolescents in other countries.

International Young Scholars: Past Program Participants

Questions? Contact Thelma Tucker at (734) 926-0612 or programoffice@s-r-a.org.