Apologies for the cross-posting if you've seen this on other listservs/platforms....Please share with your students, ECRs and colleagues. *Travel Support for US-based Early Career Researchers and Students for the AGU Chapman Conference on Caldera-Rift Systems (Hilo, Hawai‘i 2025)* Volcano friends and colleagues, The town of Hilo, Hawai‘i will host an exceptional *AGU Chapman Conference February 10-14* on the topic of volcanic Caldera-Rift Systems (please see conference details here: https://www.agu.org/chapman-basaltic-caldera-forming-eruptions). We are happy to announce that support from the *National Science Foundation* (via the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa) will be available for *early career researchers (ECRs), including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral and other non-permanent researchers* to attend the conference. Support will include travel (up to $1000, or $250 for Hawai'i residents), lodging (up to $600), and cover conference registration costs. *Conditions for applying*: - For ECRs/students in US-based institutions - For non-tenured/permanent researchers (email tshea@hawaii.edu for exceptions) *How to apply?* By filling this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeotj3RRlltu0--ibXZ7Jvt7ULVd_Mv99WZ-rDF8gY3-zHTRA/viewform?usp=sf_link *Deadline*: Note the short-fuse deadline, please submit your applications by *Friday October 25th*. *Note about abstract submission*: Even though the original abstract submission deadline (Oct 9) has passed, AGU and the organizing team are making an exception for recipients of this travel support fund. Abstract submission for this conference is free, and encouraged for applicants with graduate student, postdoctoral or other researcher status, but not necessarily expected of undergraduate applicants (although they definitely have the option to submit one). Indicate your intent to present work and submit an abstract on the application form directly. If you have already submitted an abstract for the conference, also indicate it on the form. *Note about attending (if selected):* Attending conferences, especially for the first time(s) can be intimidating, stressful as much as it offers an amazing highlight of the cool, state-of-the-art volcano science being pursued worldwide. The travel support grantees will be helped and shepherded through the conference by other ECRs. Due to the small conference size, childcare support will not be organized by AGU. However, ECR parents eager to hear about options can contact us, we will help you look into it. We look forward to seeing you in Hilo for a fantastic Hawai‘i conference! Questions can be sent to tshea@hawaii.edu. On behalf of the team, Aloha – Tom Shea Organizing committee: Kyle Anderson (USGS) Ashton Flinders (USGS) Kendra Lynn (USGS) Aline Peltier (IPGP) Michael Poland (USGS) Tom Shea (Univ. Hawai‘i at Mānoa) -- Thomas Shea Associate Professor (to the regional manager) Volcanology-Geochemistry-Petrology Dept. of Earth Sciences University of Hawai'i at Mānoa http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/earthsciences/FACULTY/tshea/index.html <http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/FACULTY/tshea/index.html>