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Departmental Financial Support of Research-related Travel

Here is some information about how the department will support you if you want to go to a conference, workshop, etc.

Who is eligible?

Graduate students who have been accepted as speakers or for a poster presenters at a conference or the APS meeting (or equivalent meeting).

How much can you get?

The department will pay half of your expenses, up to $600 per trip, with a career total of no more than $1200.

How often can I use this fund?

As many times as you want as long as the total does not exceed $1200.

How do you apply for it?

1) Travel awards will be awarded as lump-sum travel fellowships. Students must submit a formal request to the Director of Graduate Studies (Yuichi Kubota) with a copy to Judy Soine in 145 Physics. Requests shall be in the form of an abstract and estimated budget and if approved, the student will receive a fellowship not to exceed $600 or half of the total estimated cost of the trip, whichever is less.

2) Students are limited to $1,200 lifetime and $600 per trip.

3) Student advisers are limited to two student-trips per year and a maximum of $1,200.

4) Students must be enrolled in the Physics Graduate Program.

doctor_physics/travel_funding.1217339022.txt.gz ยท Last modified: 2008/07/29 08:43 by soine