Application Process

Any enrolled George Mason University graduate student attending a professional conference is eligible to apply.

Graduate Student Travel Fund Guidelines:

• Joint applications will not be accepted.
• Each graduate student will only be awarded one travel fund award per academic year (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010).
• Any enrolled GMU graduate student attending a professional conference is eligible to apply. The hierarchy of consideration for funding is as follows:
  1. Paper presentation
  2. Poster presentation
  3. Workshop facilitator
  4. Panel participant
  5. Professional development
  6. On-site research

In order to be considered for funding all application packets must include the following items: If you are missing any of the following items your application will not be considered for an award.

NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE!!

• SIGNED Graduate Student Travel Fund Application Coversheet (requires Adobe Acrobat)
• TYPED Graduate Student Travel Fund Application (requires Adobe Acrobat) with original traveler and faculty advisor signatures (handwritten applications will not be considered)
• SIGNED Risk Assessment and Release Form
• TWO academic references (Name, title, department, phone number and email) from:
  • Faculty advisor and
  • A professor in your degree program
  (Please note that all references will be contacted)

• PROOF of Conference Registration
• PROOFof Program Acceptance (if presenting a paper or poster only)
  

Travel Deadlines for Academic Year 2009-2010

(The GSTF reserves the right to shift applications to a later deadline if deemed necessary and appropriate.)

After the specific deadline has passed and the applications have been evaluated you will receive an e-mail notification, within two weeks after the deadline stating your award status. Applications are not reviewed in between deadlines.

GSTF does not resubmit email notifications in the event that a student's inbox is full or over quota.

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