Purpose: Faculty Horizons is intended to provide upper level graduate students and post doctoral fellows, particularly women, with many of the skills necessary to become successful tenure-track faculty members in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The skills learned at this workshop will be essential in preparing scientists for a successful career!

Program Costs: The cost of registration for Faculty Horizons is paid for by the UMBC ADVANCE grant. All meals during the event and transportation between the hotel and workshops will be covered by the registration costs. Participants will be reimbursed for workshop expenses, including travel and hotel accomodations for up to $400 (please see details under reimbursement section). The UMBC ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding the event.

Application: All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to women post doctoral fellows, and women post doctoral fellows and senior-level graduate students from underrepresented groups. Everyone must apply on-line and be selected to attend this workshop due to the limited space and funding. Please submit your application early! All applications must be received by July 1, 2004. Be sure to complete all of the requested information. Applicants will be notified once the completed application is received. Those selected to attend the conference will be notified within two weeks of their submitted application.

Once you have been selected to attend the conference, please make travel arrangements immediately to obtain the best rates!

Travel: Participants are responsible for making their travel arrangements. All reservations should be made with Omega Travel, Columbia, Maryland, 410.740.7330 or 800.888.3378 in order to ensure easy reimbursement for your ticket. When making your travel itinerary, inform the travel agent that you are with the UMBC Faculty Horizons Program. Remember, when making your arrangements that the program begins at 2:00 p.m. on August 5, 2004 and the program will end on August 7, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. It is best to purchase the ticket with a credit card. Please note -- participants who do not use this agency will need to provide original receipts of their ticket to receive reimbursement.

Travel by Air: Arrangements should be made to/from the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport. You will be issued an electronic ticket in the form of an email from Omega Travel. Print and keep it with you at all times as this will be your official travel document.

Travel by Train: From points north of Baltimore, you should get off at the second Baltimore stop---Baltimore BWI Amtrak station. From points south of Baltimore, you will get off at the first stop---Baltimore BWI Amtrak station. You will be mailed a paper ticket for your train travel from the travel agency.

Travel by Car: For those who will be driving to the BWI Airport Marriott, please click here or contact the hotel for directions. There is a parking lot on the hotel property where you can park for no fee.

Lodging: A reservation will be made for you at the BWI Airport Marriott. Room rates are $99 + tax per person per night for a single occupancy and $49.50 + tax per person per night for double occupancy. If you have indicated on your application that you would like to share a room with another participant, we will do our best to accommodate that request. The hotel contact information is:

BWI Airport Marriott
1743 West Nursery Road
Baltimore, MD 21240 USA
Phone: 410-859-8300
Toll Free: 800-228-9290

Please visit the website of the BWI Airport Marriott to learn about their accommodations. They do feature an indoor pool, whirlpool, and health club among many other amenities.

Shuttle to/from the Hotel: After picking up your luggage at the airport, please call the hotel on a courtesy phone in the airport for their shuttle to pick you up and take you the hotel. From the train station you can call the hotel and request the hotel shuttle for a pickup from the train station. The hotel shuttle leaves the airport every twenty minutes to return you to the airport.

Special Needs: If you have any special needs, including dietary please inform the Program Coordinator after acceptance into the Faculty Horizons workshop.

Reimbursement: Participants are required to make all travel arrangements to and from the workshop (please see above for Travel Agent information). Reimbursement will be provided by the NSF ADVANCE grant at UMBC up to $400. This will include but is not limited to:

Air and train tickets to/from the conference, including the $24 service fee for airline tickets.

Mileage at $.34 per mile to/from the conference for those people who choose to drive to the conference.

Hotel accommodations.

Parking at airport parking lots.

Upon your arrival at Faculty Horizons, we will begin the process of reimbursement for this expense. You will receive your reimbursement approximately 30 business days after receipt of your expense statement, which will be provided to at Faculty Horizons.