cpsylist: Special "Opps" Travel & Research Award

[Benedict McWhirter]

Dear students,

Please consider applying for the travel awards (see details below). Deadline for submission is Feb 26 (Wed of week 8). Please let me know as soon as possible if you are considering applying as you will need a letter from the Program Director/Dept Head and your advisor as part of the submission. Click link<https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/funding/awards/special-opps-travel-research-award> for more info (some relevant details pasted below):

Pax omnis.
Benedict


When completing the application, the student should identify one of the following categories and indicate why this opportunity is special.

  1.  Attend a specialized conference or meeting on a topic closely related to the student’s research to which the student has been invited or otherwise encouraged to attend.

  2.  Travel to participate in a significant professional development activity.

  3.  Travel to take part in a time- or context-limited research opportunity with the potential for high impact on the graduate student’s field and personal career trajectory.

  4.  Wild Card. Tell us about a great travel opportunity you have been presented with and we will consider it.

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Award Details

  *   Up to $500 for domestic travel
  *   Up to $1,000 for international travel
  *   Number awarded will be limited by available funds
  *   If selected for this award, the funds will be transferred to your home department, who will be responsible for administering the travel and disbursing the funds

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Eligibility and Criteria

  *   Students must have completed at least one full term and be in good academic standing

  *   The proposal must be supported by the director of graduate studies (or department head) and the graduate student’s advisor. Department head and graduate advisor are requested not to sponsor students who could be supported by other sources such as sponsored research grants and contracts.

  *   Submissions will be judged using the Special Opps Travel and Research Grant rubric<https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/sites/gradschool1.uoregon.edu/files/special_opps_travel_and_research_grant_rubric.pdf>.

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Application

Applicants must apply online via the UO Scholarship Dashboard. The online application includes:

  *   A proposal no longer than 1 page describing the activity you are requesting funds for, identifying one of the categories above and providing justification on why this is a “special opportunity” and how the funds will advance your graduate research and caree

  *   A budget for your travel that describes:

     *   All expenses
     *   Other sources of funding received or applied for (departmental, discipline-specific, conference support, etc.)
     *   Requested funding amount

Please note: All expenses covered by this award must be allowable and comply with accepted University of Oregon travel policies

  *   Short curriculum vitae (please limit to 2 pages or less

  *   Letter of support from your advisor, which should include:

     *   Why the funds you have requested will provide a special opportunity in your field
     *   Your advisor’s assessment of your strengths and potential
  *   Letter from the director of graduate studies or department head supporting the application

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Dear Departmental Partners,

Applications are now being accepted for the Graduate School’s Special Opps Travel & Research Awards. Applications are accepted each term; the deadline is Wednesday of week 8 (February 26th for Winter term).

The purpose of these awards is to help graduate students take advantage of special opportunities to advance or present their research. Competitive applications will be accepted for travel opportunities that are out of the ordinary—beyond the usual annual conference presentation.

Award amounts are up to $500 for domestic travel or up to $1,000 for international travel.

For complete details and application instructions, please see https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/funding/awards/special-opps-travel-research-award.

Thanks,

Jered Nagel
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Graduate School
jnagel at uoregon.edu<mailto:jnagel at uoregon.edu>
541-346-2802
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