Society News
The Helminthological Society of Washington (HelmSoc) is excited to announce our Student Research Grants for undergraduate and graduate parasitology students. The Underrepresented Minority Student Research Grant and the Bernard Fried Student Research Grant each offer a total of $5,000 in grants. For each grant type, we anticipate awarding one undergraduate research award of approximately $500-$2,000, and one graduate research award of approximately $2,500-$4,000. Grants are intended to fund scientific research.
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Benefits of becoming a member of HelmSoc
Membership in The Helminthological Society of Washington costs $32 for US researchers each year which includes a hard copy of each issue of Comparative Parasitology ($20 if not receiving the journal). For students the cost is only $16 per year, and for non-US researchers the cost is $35 per year.
Benefits of becoming a member include:
- Very low membership dues
- Excellent opportunity for students to present their data
- Lower publication cost at Comparative Parasitology
- No page charge for 3 pages at Comparative Parasitology
- Opportunity for students to win awards at each meeting
- Become part of an active and welcoming society
- Great opportunity for Faculty to network and share data
