Travel Assistance Application

The Center for Vital Longevity is pleased to be able to offer travel funds to support domestic & international graduate students and post-docs, and individuals holding independent appointments at universities or research establishments outside the United States.

Trainee Travel Awards

The Sallie P. Asche Travel Assistance Award supports the travel of graduate students and post-docs to the Dallas Aging and Cognition Conference. Travel Assistance is limited and will be given based on merit. We encourage trainees to apply. Each award covers registration and provides an additional $500 to be used for air, taxi, and hotel, at the awardees’ discretion. Travel awards will be processed after the conference and are taxable per IRS guidelines. The applications will be reviewed by the Conference Organizing Committee, comprised of CVL faculty.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2024 Deadline Extended to December 4

Notification of Awards: December 16, 2024

Application Instructions

Requirements:

1. 150-word abstract for the conference
2. 150-word statement about the value of the conference to you
3. A curriculum vitae

To apply, please send these three items in an e-mail to camila.cristiani@utdallas.edu.

International Travel Awards

A limited number of travel awards are available for individuals holding independent appointments at universities or research establishments outside the United States and Canada who wish to attend the DACC.  Each award covers conference registration and three nights at the conference hotel and is valued at approximately $1,000.  To apply please submit a 150-word abstract of a proposed talk, a current CV, and a 300-word statement describing the benefit to you of attending the DACC.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2024

Notification of Award: November 15, 2024

Application Instructions

Requirements:

1. 150–word abstract of a proposed talk*
2. 300–word statement describing the value of the conference to you
3. Current curriculum vitae

To apply, please send these three items in an e-mail to camila.cristiani@utdallas.edu.

*Talks that cannot be accommodated will be considered as a poster presentation.

2025 International Travel Award Recipients

2025 Sallie P. Asche Recipients

About Sallie P. Asche

Sallie Asche was one of CVL’s very first supporters. She was a founding member of the Center’s Advisory Council and a close friend of both Mary Susan Barnhill, who played a role in the development of CVL, and Denise Park, the CVL’s founding director.

Sallie cared immensely about making the world a better place, supporting the sciences, and understanding how scientists, through research, could learn to cure disease. Sallie will forever be a part of the advances CVL scientists are making.