Grants & Awards
Travel Grants
Purpose
The Graduate Student Travel Support Program provides funding to support travel for major paper presentations, and for certain eligible exhibits and performances by classified graduate students.
Eligibility
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his program is open to all SIUE classified graduate students in good academic standing who are currently enrolled and making satisfactory progress toward their degrees. Students who receive any reimbursement or compensation for the presentation, exhibition, or performance are not eligible for travel support provided by this program.Awards
Travel Grants will be provided by the Graduate School, on a matching basis with the student's sponsoring academic unit, in support of major paper presentations at significant professional conferences and major juried exhibits and performances. A "major paper" is defined as (1) one that is refereed by an external professional group or (2) one that is invited as a result of recognition of the graduate student's professional status by an external group. The latter type of paper need not be refereed, since the invitation will serve as adequate evidence that the paper is a major piece of work. Graduate students who are involved in the arts may submit requests for travel support under this program in connection with juried exhibits or performances of their work. - Travel within or outside the U.S. will be supported to a maximum of $300 when a matching level of support is received from the graduate student's sponsoring academic unit.
- Only one trip per graduate student per fiscal year is allowed. Depending upon the availability of funds, the Graduate Dean may waive this limitation (after March 1 of each year) on the number of trips per graduate student. No reimbursement can be given for payments already made prior to the fiscal year in which the request is made.
- Support under this program is limited to applicants with "first author" or "principal exhibitor" or "principal performer" status.
Application Procedures
Requests for travel support under this program may be submitted to the Dean of the Graduate School at any time during the year. Application is made through the appropriate School or College Dean and by using the "Application for Graduate Student Travel Support" (see attached application). Prior approval for a travel grant is required before an award can be made. Awards will not be granted for travel already completed. Application for Graduate Student Travel Support
Evaluation of Applications
Requests for travel support under this program will be evaluated within one week from the time the applications are received by the Dean of the Graduate School and funds for the program will be disbursed on a "first come, first served" basis.
