The Graduate School Student Travel Grant for domestic (including Mexico and Canada) and international (excluding Mexico and Canada) travelÌýoccurringÌý4/1/19-8/31/19Ìýwill be open March 13-14, 2019.Ìý
All applications open at 12:01AM MST on the open date and close atÌý11:59PM MST on the end date.
The Graduate School offers partial funding for graduate students to present research findings at meetings or conferencesÌýoutside Colorado. The Graduate School provides a travel grant of $300 for domestic conferences and $500 for international conferences. Funds will be applied directly to the student's tuition account. If the account balance is zero, a refund via direct deposit will be disbursed by the Bursar's Office.ÌýThe grant is treated like a fellowship and reported to the Office of Financial Aid; therefore, please be aware it may affect your student loan package.ÌýThe grant is contingent on account funding by the Graduate School.
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Eligibility Requirements
If you received travel grant funding from the Graduate School during the last application cycle (May for current fall applicants, November for current spring applicants) you may not apply during this cycle. Masters students can receive travel fundingÌýonce, and PhD students can receive fundingÌýtwiceÌýduring their studies at CU.
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Here are the required elements on the application:
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Note:ÌýIf you are planning to attend a conference, but do not have an acceptance letter/email yet – you should still apply! Simply upload your abstract for now, and when you have your acceptance, forward it toÌýgraduate.contest@colorado.edu
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ÌýApplications must be submitted through Academic Works: To access Academic Works, log into MyCUInfo and click on the Student Tab. Click on the Financial Aid tab, and then click "Apply for Scholarships" to access Academic Works. Search for the Graduate School Travel Grant and select the proper one (international or domestic) to apply!
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ÌýPlease noteÌýthat all first-time users of Academic Works are prompted to fill out a ‘general application’ before being able to search the system and apply to other grants, scholarships, etc. This general application will allow you to match automatically with other scholarships in the system, but is not required for the Graduate School opportunities. Therefore, if you would like to be considered for other possible scholarship opportunities feel free to thoughtfully fill out the general application. If you do not wish to be considered, you must still fill it out, but you can type N/A in the spaces. This formÌýis not required for this award and will not be considered during the judging.