Conference Travel Grants from FASS
Conference Travel
Grants from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that a limited number of
Conference Travel Grants will be available for the 2009 calendar year.
The Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences will support the professional development of graduate
students by providing a limited number of competitive Conference Travel Grants
to both master's and doctoral students in good academic standing.
The Conference
Travel Grants provide full or partial support for travel and related costs
(lodging and registration fees) for a meeting or conference in the applicant's
field of specialization. Students who have received an official invitation to
participate in a conference and presenting a paper are eligible to apply for
grants.
Only one
conference travel grant will be awarded per year.
Support is
provided only for travel to professional conferences; other forms of travel
cannot be supported under this program.
The number of
awards will depend on the availability of funds.
All expenses
must be supported by ORIGINAL receipts taken for
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University
name.
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University
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Applicants are
required to seek additional funding from appropriate sources.
The applications
should be submitted to the FASS Dean's Office by 5 p.m. on one of the following
dates: February
27, May 29 or October 30, 2009.
Applications
must include the following materials:
- Completed application form
- Some official notice of the
conference (e.g., the URL of the conference website) and official evidence
that the applicant has been invited to participate (e.g., a letter of
invitation or a page from a website that includes the student's name as a
participant). - An abstract of the paper to be presented
- A brief statement, no longer than
one page, explaining the student's academic interest in attending the
conference. - An outline of the student's travel
plans and a travel budget (plane/train/bus costs, logging expenses and
registration fees). - One letter of recommendation from
a faculty member, preferably the student's thesis advisor. This letter
should be no longer than one page and should explain the academic
relevance of the conference to the student's degree objective. - Brief Resume
Completed applications
received by each deadline will be reviewed by a committee. Awards will be
announced approximately 4 weeks after the application deadline.
During each award
cycle, approximately one-third of the total funds will be available for award.
After each deadline, the committee will rank applications on the basis of
perceived academic merit and the strength of the faculty letter of
recommendation.
Submit your
completed application form and supporting documents to:
Ms. Inci Ceydeli
FASS Administrative Affairs Manager
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Telf: 0216/ 483 9232