ISAC Fellows Program

We will address the fact that ISAC has very few student members - in 2003 there were 14 student members out of a total membership of 1450. The number should be between 5 and 10% of the membership. We are clearly not doing what is necessary to encourage students to participate. We propose a new program for which we already have a funding plan that will actually INCREASE the income of the Society by raising the student membership toward 10% of the total membership. The funding opportunity developed for initiation of this program will bring up to 120 student members into the Society over 3 years.

Concept

The ISAC Fellows program is a new program designed to maintain membership in the organization by younger members. By applying to become an ISAC Fellow, members will have an opportunity to continue to participate in the scientific activities of the organization during their scientifically formative years.

Recipients

• Recipients will be named "ISAC Fellows"
• Students in their 3-6 year of graduate school will be eligible
• If they are existing postdocs they can receive 3 years as an ISAC Fellow
• They receive 5 years of full ISAC membership which should carry them through at least postdoc and first job
• Received by application - with documentation
• No extension over 5 years allowed
• The honor of “ISAC Fellow” may only be used by those receiving this award.
  

J. Paul Robinson & Robert M. Zucker