South Central ACS | CASB | Office of Graduate Studies | Funding Provided
Travel Funding Sources: Graduate students are eligible for support by the Office of Graduate Studies Travel Fund up to $500 once every 2 academic years. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for travel support by CASB Travel Grants up to $500 once per academic year. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for travel support by the Department of Chemistry (DOC) Research Incentive Fund up to $500 per academic year.
DOC Research Incentive Fund Travel Support: Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for travel support by the Department of Chemistry (DOC) Research Incentive Fund (department SRI) up to $500 per academic year. DOC will support funding in place or in addition to Graduate School and/or CASB support. DOC will support travel to several conferences with a combined total per academic year of up to $250 (regional meetings) or $500 (must include national meeting).
The application is simple: (1) Supply a budget or receipts (registration, travel, hotel). (2) Supply evidence of authorship or co-authorship on a presentation (Poster, Oral Presentation) and/or participation in a DOC sanctioned recruiting event. (3) Email information re/ items (1) – (2) to chem@mst.edu. Applications will be accepted before the event and also within four weeks after the end of the event. Decisions are made in the DOC Office solely based on completeness of submission of the requested information. Reimbursements will be made after submission of receipts.
Steps to responsible Travel Planning and for applying for Travel Funding:
1) Prepare a GA/GTA substitution request and get approvals
2) Apply for travel authorization through the department
3) Set up a delegate
4) Collect receipts for reimbursement
Detailed instructions for each step are included below.
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