As of 1 January 2010 NASA will be offering two grants of €500 each to help defray the cost of travel and accommodation for research trips to the United States. These will be available for Masters and PhD students only. Only NASA members are eligible to apply.

The regulations will be as follows:

1. Each applicant must submit a 500-word proposal outlining their research project, an itinerary of their intended research trip to the United States, and a CV;

2. The deadline for submitting applications is 1 December;

3. All applications should be sent to Giles Scott-Smith at

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1. A committee formed by the Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer of NASA will assess the applications and announce the successful candidates by 31 December;

2. Within a month of completing their research trips, each successful candidate will write a brief report (+/-1000 words) on their experience, which will be placed both in the NASA Newsletter and on the NASA website.