Upcoming Early Career Opportunities! |
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The NASA Astrobiology Program encourages everyone to apply for the following opportunities, even as we acknowledge the potential impact of the COVID-19 virus. As of now, the following activities are moving forward. Please apply and we will keep you notified of any changes in the future. |
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AbGradCon 2020 Tokyo, Japan |
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AbGradCon (the Astrobiology Graduate Conference) provides a unique setting for astrobiologically-inclined graduate students and early career researchers to come together to share their research, collaborate, and network. AbGradCon is also followed by a 3-day Proposal Writing Retreat, where participants will learn how to craft, present, and evaluate a successful NASA proposal. |
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Important Dates & Deadlines Applications Due: March 15th, 2020, 23:59 Tokyo time. Conference: September 14th-18th, 2020, Tokyo time. Proposal Writing Retreat: September 18th-21st, 2020, Tokyo time. Submit Your Application |
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International Summer School in Astrobiology Santander, Spain |
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The Josep Comas i Solà International Astrobiology Summer School is co-sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Program and the Centro de Astrobiologia. Held annually in Santander, Spain, it has become a tradition in the astrobiology community. The week-long program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows provides lectures from international experts, round-table discussions, student projects, night-sky observations, and a half-day field trip to a nearby site of astrobiological interest. In 2020, the school will be held from June 15 – 19, 2020, and the focus will be Searching for Life on Mars: Techniques and Challenges. |
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Application Deadline is March 22, 2020. How to apply: Fill out and submit an application form. Have your advisor submit a letter of recommendation. Questions can be directed to Melissa Kirven at [email protected]. |
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Early Career Collaboration Award |
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The NASA Astrobiology Early Career Collaboration Award offers research-related travel support for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior scientists. Applicants are encouraged to use these resources to circulate among two or more laboratories supported by the NASA Astrobiology Program (Exobiology, Planetary Science and Technology Through Analog Research, MatiSSE, PICASSO and the Habitable Worlds Programs), however any travel that is critical for the applicant’s astrobiology research will be considered. |
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