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Due to the current COVID-19 travel restrictions, GSBS has a new category of awards to support costs associated with virtual attendance and participation in scientific conferences. This award provides up to $200 to cover registration and other costs for attendance for one such meeting per academic year and will have no impact on the eligibility of the student for a regular GSBS travel award in the same academic year.
The following criteria are considered when reviewing a request for travel funds:
* Students are encouraged to submit the Award Application as soon as possible, even if acceptance of abstract is pending.
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NOTE: Although GSBS is still accepting Travel Award applications, both MD Anderson and UTHealth are currently restricting travel by students and employees. Before applying for an award please check the GSBS alerts page for links to updated institutional travel policies.
Each year GSBS provides funding to help students defray the costs of attending scientific meetings. These Travel Awards, approved by the Office of Academic Affairs, are in the following amounts:
An additional $100 funding will be provided to eligible applicants who have attended a minimum of two (2) career development events during the past six (6) months.
The Student Affairs Office considers the following criteria when reviewing a request for travel funds:
*Students are encouraged to submit the Travel Award Application as soon as possible, even if acceptance of abstract is pending. Airfare and/
Please note that in order to receive the funds awarded, the student must give accurate departure/return dates and times to GSBS before leaving on the trip, and the student must bring original receipts and a copy of the cover of the event's brochure to be provided to his/her department travel administrator after the trip to ensure proper travel reimbursement. All receipts should be turned in to your administrator within 30 days after the last day of your meeting.
With the goal of encouraging graduate students to attend scientific off-site courses that will benefit their training and research, the GSBS will provide awards of up to $1,000 towards course registration to selected students. Examples of such courses are offered by Cold Spring Harbor Labs and the MBL at Woods Hole. Applicants must first have been selected for admission to a course on a subject that is related to their thesis or dissertation. The application for GSBS funds must then be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the first day of travel. Both MS and
Please note that GSBS funds from this award may be used only toward the costs of course registration (they may not be used for airfare, parking, etc).
Application: The application should include the following information.
Applications will be reviewed by the Office of Academic Affairs using the following criteria:
Note: In accepting this award the student agrees in advance to participate in an educational event at which they will be asked to make a presentation on their experiences in the course to other interested GSBS students.
Due to the current COVID-19 travel restrictions, GSBS has a new category of awards to support costs associated with virtual attendance and participation in scientific conferences. This award provides up to $200 to cover registration and other costs for attendance for one such meeting per academic year and will have no impact on the eligibility of the student for a regular GSBS travel award in the same academic year.
The following criteria are considered when reviewing a request for travel funds:
* Students are encouraged to submit the Award Application as soon as possible, even if acceptance of abstract is pending.
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NOTE: Although GSBS is still accepting Travel Award applications, both MD Anderson and UTHealth are currently restricting travel by students and employees. Before applying for an award please check the GSBS alerts page for links to updated institutional travel policies.
Each year GSBS provides funding to help students defray the costs of attending scientific meetings. These Travel Awards, approved by the Office of Academic Affairs, are in the following amounts:
An additional $100 funding will be provided to eligible applicants who have attended a minimum of two (2) career development events during the past six (6) months.
The Student Affairs Office considers the following criteria when reviewing a request for travel funds:
*Students are encouraged to submit the Travel Award Application as soon as possible, even if acceptance of abstract is pending. Airfare and/
Please note that in order to receive the funds awarded, the student must give accurate departure/return dates and times to GSBS before leaving on the trip, and the student must bring original receipts and a copy of the cover of the event's brochure to be provided to his/her department travel administrator after the trip to ensure proper travel reimbursement. All receipts should be turned in to your administrator within 30 days after the last day of your meeting.
With the goal of encouraging graduate students to attend scientific off-site courses that will benefit their training and research, the GSBS will provide awards of up to $1,000 towards course registration to selected students. Examples of such courses are offered by Cold Spring Harbor Labs and the MBL at Woods Hole. Applicants must first have been selected for admission to a course on a subject that is related to their thesis or dissertation. The application for GSBS funds must then be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the first day of travel. Both MS and
Please note that GSBS funds from this award may be used only toward the costs of course registration (they may not be used for airfare, parking, etc).
Application: The application should include the following information.
Applications will be reviewed by the Office of Academic Affairs using the following criteria:
Note: In accepting this award the student agrees in advance to participate in an educational event at which they will be asked to make a presentation on their experiences in the course to other interested GSBS students.
For questions about the administration of Awards and Funding, please contact Joy Lademora.
For finance-related questions, please contact Elisabet Lau.