The Jon M. Tolman Award is designed to assist students with their conference-related  expenses. This award is sponsored by BRASA and is intended for students who will present at BRASA 2024 Congress. The award for Brazil-based recipients traveling to the US to attend the BRASA conference will be the price of one economy-class round-trip ticket with $1200 limit. Awards for US-based recipients to cover travel expenses are for $500.

The committee will provide 4 awards. These awards will be given to 2 students based in Brazil and 2 students based in the USA/North America. Applicants are required to be BRASA members at the time of submission. Applications should include the following items:

• Title and Abstract of paper being presented at BRASA 2024
• A short description of no more than 1 single-spaced page of how the paper fits into the applicant’s thesis or dissertation
• Curriculum Vitae
• One recommendation, preferably from the applicant’s advisor (attached by the candidate in the same email with application)

Please submit all documents as a single PDF document to BRASAprizes@tulane.edu. The reference letter can be submitted separately, in this case please make sure to add the candidate name on the file name.

In the SUBJECT line, please write: Your full name + 2024 Tolman Award Application

Partial applications or applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Deadline for application: January 15, 2024

Awards will be announced by February 1, 2024 and recipients will be recognized at the closing ceremony at BRASA XVII.