Graduate School Travel Awards

  1. Graduate students can apply for research travel grants and presentation travel grants.
  2.  Awards are up to $3700 but there are specific limits for presentation travel grants.  For details see: GSIE Travel Grant Sharepoint.  
  3. For research travel grants there is a link to the form but there will be an online submission soon.
  4. For presentation travel awards, CEMB students can apply for a travel grant to present a poster or talk at a national meeting. Limits for academic year 2025-2026 are $1500 PhD, $1000 MS.
  5. Research travel grants are limited to PhD candidates and $1500 for domestic and $2100 for international, research travel.
  6. In addition to the support from GSIE CEMB PhD students should be able to get $100 from their department and $100 from CEMB.  MS students qualify for less from each, but if the Major Professor makes a significant written case to the Director, the CEMB program may provide additional match.
  7. For presentation travel grants, the Graduate School has an online application form that you fill out and submit at least 4 weeks before your meeting. Information you will need for this form include
    1. Your completed abstract.
    2. URL for your meeting
    3. Name and email address for your departmental fiscal support person who handles travel
    4. Your faculty advisors name and email address
    5. Your college is GRAD
    6. Your Academic department is CEMB
    7. Your degree program is either MS in CEMB or PhD in CEMB
    8. On the form you should request additional funding as: $100 your department and $100 CEMB
  8. Presentation travel awards are limited to one per fiscal year (July through June).