Graduate Training Office - Graduate Student Travel Award

The College of Medicine – Phoenix Graduate Student Travel Award is designed to assist graduate students attending and presenting their research at scientific meetings (with preference given to those attending national/international meetings). Applications for funding are accepted twice a year in October and April; deadlines will be announced by the Graduate Training Office. Awardees are selected based upon the scientific merit of their abstract, a letter of recommendation from their Principal Investigator or advisor, explaining the benefit of attending this conference, and the applicant’s statement of research and career goals.

Eligibility:

• The applicant must be enrolled as a graduate student at a public University in Arizona and be working with a Principal Investigator at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.
• The applicant must be the first author of an abstract to be presented, and the abstract must be of the highest scientific merit as evaluated by the Travel Award Committee.
• The conference to be attended must take place January 1-June 15 for October submission and June 1-December 31 for April submissions.
• Students will be reimbursed up to the total amount of the award upon submission of itemized receipts for meeting registration, travel, housing and/or per diem expenses.

Applications will be submitted via email to Katharine Gonzales and will include:

• A cover letter signed by the applicant stating the purpose and amount of the request (up to $750). The award may be used for domestic or international travel.
• A copy of the program announcement for the conference to be attended.
• A copy of the abstract to be presented.
• A copy of the applicant’s CV, including education, honors/awards and publications.
• A one-page letter of recommendation from the applicant’s Principal Investigator or advisor describing the applicant and the benefit of attending this conference.
• A description of the applicant’s research and career goals (no more than 250 words).

Prior Awardees and Meetings Attended