Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Travel Awards
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
Applications will be accepted three times each year - February 1, June 1, and October 1. They should be submitted to Glismann@uthscsa.edu by 5 PM on the due date. If the 1st of the month occurs on a weekend, the due date is automatically extended to the next business day. A maximum of $1,500 will be allotted for each awardee. Two awards will be provided for each application cycle.
Criteria for Eligibility
- Students must be enrolled full time in a Doctoral or Masters 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.
A complete application should be submitted by the 5pm deadline and must include:
- GSBS Travel Award cover letter (see below).
- CV or Biosketch in NIH format including all sources of funding the student is receiving or has received in the past.
- One page statement identifying the potential benefits to be gained from attending the conference and the effects on the student's career goals.
- Unofficial UT Health San Antonio transcript.
- Abstract of presentation.
- 2 letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the Supervising Professor.
Use the following hyperlink to access this award application check list in pdf format.
Award
- Application and required documentation will be reviewed by the GSBS Awards Committee.
- Awardees will be notified by the Dean’s Office within 45 days.
- 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*
GSBS Travel Award cover letter example is below or available for download here
Student Details
Name:
Program (includingtrack/discipline): Name of Supervising Professor: Date of QualifyingExam:
Date of Admission to Candidacy:
Event Details
Conference/Meeting Title: Location:
Dates of Conference: Date of Presentation: Title of Presentation:
Type of Presentation (Poster, Oral, Platform, Invited):
Estimated Budget:
Airfare/ Car Mileage |
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Meeting Registration |
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Meals |
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Lodging |
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Other (taxi, parking, etc.) |
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Total |
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