Travel Awards

The International Outreach Committee is reviewing applications and recipients will be notified around the end of January.  The Travel Award Application deadline was December 1, 2011;  applications are no longer being accepted.

With support from the Hewlett Foundation and the PAA Campaign Fund, PAA will award travel grants to scholars from countries in the developing world (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East) or Eastern Europe to attend the Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, May 3-5, 2012. These grants cover the costs of round-trip transportation (including an optional stopover at a population research or training institution in North America for collaborative work), hotel and food expenses during the PAA meetings, membership and registration fees. Eligibility criteria are: resident of a country in these regions; not currently receiving an international salary; not currently enrolled in Western graduate degree program; and did not receive a PAA travel award in the previous two years. In selecting recipients, priority will be given to applicants who appear on the meeting program, with highest priority to sole or first authors of papers.

The PAA will issue a letter for support in obtaining a visa; however, it is the responsibility of the award recipient to obtain a valid visa for travel to the United States. Recipients should apply for the necessary visas immediately upon notification of award, as this process may require considerable time. Visit http://www7.nationalacademies.org/visas/ for information related to obtaining visas.

Program participants can also request a letter for use in obtaining a visa – email adminasst@popassoc.org.  Please include your full name, address, email and the title of your paper or poster.  A signed PDF will be emailed to you.  If you require a hard copy sent via post, please indicate this in your request.