Department Graduate Travel Scholarship (DGTS)

Department Graduate Travel Scholarship (DGTS)

Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Department Graduate Travel Scholarship (DGTS)

2014-2015

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Competition 1July 30, 2014 – 1:00 pm

for travel July 1 to October 31, 2014

Competition 2November 30, 2014 – 1:00 pm

for travel November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015

Competition 3March 31, 2015 – 1:00 pm

for travel March 1 to June 30, 2015

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

  1. The purpose of this scholarship is to support graduate students supervised by Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine faculty member to travel to conferences to present their research results, as the first author.
  2. Requests can be made for travel expenses to a maximum of $2,000.
  3. Applications will be evaluated by a selection committee consisting of four faculty members.
  4. The chief selection criteria are:

• Academic excellence of the applicant

• Appropriateness of the proposed travel budget

• Relevance to research

  1. Each laboratory/supervisor may not hold more than three Travel Scholarships per year.
  2. Preference will be given to first time applicants who are deemed as competitive as a previous awardee.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

All required information must be presented within the application form. Incomplete or over-sized applications will not be considered. The application form must be completed electronically and submitted by e-mail to Norma Stewart () by the appropriate competition deadline.

Prior to release of funds, winners of this award must forward all original receipts and boarding passes to Norma Stewart (2N16-HSC) along with an official letter, fax, or email from the conference organizer as proof of acceptance of the abstract.

Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Department Graduate Travel Scholarship (DGTS) Application

2014/2015 Competition

Submit completed form via email to: Norma Stewart

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Personal Information

Student Name
E-mail Address
Graduate Program
Degree Program / MSc / PhD / Start Date
Telephone
Are you a previous DGTS awardee? / Yes / No / If yes, enter year

Scientific Conference Travel Information

Name of Conference
Location
Dates

Applicant’s Statement

(100 words or less; Font cannot be smaller than size 12)

Explain why travel support is necessary and the importance of attending this conference

Conference Abstract

(One page only; Font cannot be smaller than size 12)

Contents of abstract MUST be the same as the one approved for the conference including title and authors

Publications

(One page only; Font cannot be smaller than size 10)

Organize all publications in a chronological order and in categories of Journal Articles; Reviews; Chapters; and Conference Abstracts. Provide full citations including all authors, title, source, etc.

Budget
Expenses / Amount
(if zero, explain) / Source of Support
DGTS / Supervisor / GSA / Travel Award / Other
Air Transportation
Ground Transportation
Registration
Accommodation [# of nights]
Meals
TOTAL DGTS Requested

Supervisor’s Statement for Justification of Financial Support to Student’s Travel

(Optional; Maximum 150 words; Font size 12)

Supervisor’s Name
Supervisor’s E-mail Address
Date of Completion