Women Student Travel Grants
NOTE: All travel grant funds for spring semester 2008 have been exhausted. We will begin accepting applications for Fall 2008 on August 1, 2008 and for Spring 2009 on December 1, 2008.
Deadline:
Applicants can apply during fall and spring terms, provided the application is submitted
at least one month prior to the conference date. No retroactive
awards will be considered.
Eligibility:
The applicant must fulfill each of the following requirements to
be considered eligible:
- The applicant must be a University of Minnesota - Twin Cities undergraduate or graduate student in good standing with his/her college.
- Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.00 (extenuating circumstances regarding lower GPA will be considered in review of all aspects of the application).
- Funds will be awarded to individual students, not organizations.
- Students are eligible for one grant per undergratuate experience and one per graduate school experience.
Preference:
Priority will be given to students attending national conferences,
their first conference and/or presenting at a conference – conference
presentation is a preferred requirement of graduate student applicants.
Requirements:
- The award will be used to reimburse the recipient for transportation, conference registration, hotel, and meal expenses.
- Students must submit printed information in their application about the conference, including proof of registration etc.
- Graduate students will be encouraged to make a brief presentation about the conference in an informal campus setting.
- Receipts must be submitted for reimbursement. Reimbursements can be requested as soon as a receipt is available, but no later than 30 days after the event for which the grant was received. A copy of the application form must be submitted with the receipts to ensure the appropriate account is charged.
- All recipients of a travel award must submit a brief (one-page) written report to the respective director/coordinator. This report will include information about the conference, the student’s role at the conference, information learned at the conference, and how this information will be used in their work here at the University of Minnesota. The deadline for submitting this report is 30 days after the date of the conference.
Award Amount and Notification:
The decision to award funding will be made by the director. Typically, the applicant will be
notified of their award status within one week of application submission.
Awards range from $100-300, and may be received once during undergratuate experience and
once during graduate school experience.
For More Information:
Contact the Office for University Women
185 Klaeber Court, 320 16th Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612.625.9837
Director: 612.625.6039
Fax: 612.624.9028
Email: women@umn.edu
Coordinator Email: cottlead@umn.edu
Guidelines and Application for 2007-2008 (PDF)