The North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects issues a call for travel proposals to attend the 11th International Congress of IUSSI in Bangalore, India, on August 5-11, 1990. ELIGIBILITY: U.S.citizens and landed immigrants (with a green card or work visa) are eligible for all 50 of the grants we expect to award. Twenty-five of those awards originate from Smithsonian Institution funds, and those can be awarded regardless of citizenship or residence. AWARDS: Round-trip airline tickets from JFK Airport to Bangalore, India. Awardees must be prepared to arrange for their own transportation to New York City. We may be awarded funds from NSF to partially defray domestic travel to JFK, but this is by no means firm. REVIEW COMMITTEE: Rob Page Walter Tschinkel Mary Jane West-Eberhard SEND PROPOSALS TO: Walter Tschinkel Department of Biological Sciences Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-3050 DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: FEBRUARY 1, 1990 APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Submit a proposal including the following information: 1) statement of need; if your institution has no funds to support your travel, a statement to that effect is necessary 2) description of the applicant's role at the Congress; if invited to give an address, please included the name and organizer of the symposium 3) brief abstract of the presentation 4) brief (i.e., skeletal) curriculum vitae 5) statement on other planned scientific activity in India or another country en route 6) statement of citizenship and/or immigration status Applications should not exceed 2 pages; submit 4 copies. SELECTION CRITERIA: The Selection Committee will examine all complete applications received by February 1, 1990. Each member will rank the applications independently, and final decisions will be made by concensus of the three members. They will apply the following to arrive at their rankings: 1) need, i.e., the availability of other funds to cover travel expenses 2) priority according to the applicant's role in the congress: plenary session>invited symposium speaker>organizer of a symposium>contriubted paper, workshop or poster 3) current members of NAS/IUSSI will be given preference 4) additional scientific activity planned in India or en route will enhance the application 5) the committee will try to achieve some balance among the symposia, so that awards are spread over as many topics in social insect biology as possible 6) some special consideration will be given to "junior" applicants, i.e., students and those who have received the Ph.D. within the past 5 years AWARD NOTIFICATION: The committee will complete reviews by March 1, 1990, and will notify applicants by mail shortly thereafter; awardees will receive round-trip tickets from JFK airport to Bangalore from the American Express Company. Best wishes, Jim Hunt President, NAS/IUSSI