Is it hard for you to communicate in English? Good, you can win $500.

I'd love to see a scientist who's an English-language learner win one of these awards from PLOS (emphasis added):

"PLOS is offering up to ten travel awards to early career researchers to communicate their work at an upcoming conference. To be eligible researchers must have published with PLOS, be presenting work at a scientific conference, and currently be part of a graduate program or have received a graduate degree within the last five years.

"If you are an early career researcher, we invite you to share your thoughts on what is the biggest hindrance for communicating science and what you or your peers can do to address this issue. Apply for a chance to win $500 to offset travel expenses associated with presenting work at a scientific conference taking place between August – December 2015.

"The deadline for submission is June 30, 2015."

Vocabulary

• To be eligible means to be allowed to enter the competition.
• A hindrance for communicating is something that prevents or stops you from communicating your science.
• When they write that they will offset travel expenses, they mean that they will pay you the $500 after you show them proof that you've been at the conference.

I encourage you to go to the official PLOS blog for more details. Let them know how much harder you have to work because you're learning English, e.g. the extra time you need for writing. Good luck!