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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Travel Awards

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The Graduate Dean has established a mechanism for supporting qualified Doctoral and Master's Students' travel to national scientific meetings for the presentation of their research:

Instructions

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 GSBS Travel Awards. This year the committee will entertain applications for in-person as well as virtual conferences. Applications should be submitted to Maricruz Alcauter (alcauter@uthscsa.edu) by 5 PM on November 15. A maximum of $1,500 will be allotted for each awardee. Two awards will be provided for each application cycle.

Eligibility:

  • Students must be enrolled full-time in a Doctoral or Master’s Program offered by the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
  • Students must be in good academic standing.
  • Students must have successfully completed the program qualifying exam and applied for admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. or M.S. degree.

Application:

  • GSBS Travel Award cover sheet 
  • CV or Biosketch in NIH format must include all sources of funding the student received (current & past funding)
  • One-paragraph statement identifying the benefits to be gained from attending the intended conference and the effects on the student’s career goals
  • Unofficial UT Health San Antonio transcript
  • Abstract of presentation
  • Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the Supervising Professor

Use the following hyperlink to access this award application checklist in a pdf format. 

Award

  • Application and required documentation will be reviewed by the GSBS Awards Committee.
  • Awardees will be notified by the Dean’s Office in December. 
  • The Dean’s Office will coordinate with the department administrator to distribute the reimbursement of travel-related expenditures up to $1,500.

 

*GSBS Travel Awards are only awarded once during a graduate student’s tenure*