function valForm()
{
        if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].realname.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter your name!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].address.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter your address!")
        return false;
        }
        else if ((!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].gender[0].checked)) && (!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].gender[1].checked)))
        {
    alert("Please select your gender!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].field_of_research.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter your field of research!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].university.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter your university!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].department.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter your department!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].supervisor.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter your supervisor's name!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].conf_title.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter the conference title!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].conf_subject.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter the conference subject!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].conf_dates.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter the conference dates!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].conf_location.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter the conference location!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].presentation_title.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter the title of your presentation!")
        return false;
        }
        else if(!valid_required(document.forms['travel_grant'].abstract1.value))
        {
    alert("Please enter an abstract!")
        return false;
        }
    return true;
}