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PhD Conference Travel Award

The University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) has PhD Conference Travel Awards available to support PhD students who wish to attend a conference or meeting in order to gain valuable experience for educational and/or networking purposes. Students should consult with their faculty mentor to identify a conference in which their attendance could be "career launching".

Award Description: School of Nursing PhD students may be eligible to receive one (1) PhD Conference Travel Award during their PhD Program:

Awards up to $1,500 will be made for travel, regardless of location (continental US or International).

Eligibility: To be eligible for a PhD Conference Travel Award, PhD students must:

Be in good academic standing in the School of Nursing,
Must be an active student in the PhD Program at the time of the conference,
Discuss attendance with their faculty mentor, and
Have not previously received a PhD Conference Travel Award.

Please note that these awards are not intended for cases in which a PhD student has responded to a formal call for abstracts and has been selected to make a presentation at a meeting or conference. If you have responded to a formal call for abstracts and have been selected to present at a regional, national, or international nursing meeting or conference, there may be funding opportunities available for you through the Rackham Graduate School and/or the School of Nursing. Please contact the UMSN Financial Aid Office for more details.

Application Process: To be considered, applicants must complete the on-line application, which includes the following items:

A statement regarding your interest in attending this conference or meeting, and how your attendance will be a valuable and career launching experience. This should include specific sessions you plan to attend, as well as who you plan to meet and/or network with.
A brief statement from your Faculty Mentor as to how your attendance at the conference is directly relevant to your research or studies. The statement from your Faculty Mentor must include an approximate date by which they expect you to graduate (Term and Year).
A budget detailing the amount of funding you are requesting and a list of the specific expenses to be covered by the award.
Detail on how you will share what you learned at the conference with your peers (i.e. presentation at a research team meeting or special brown bag lecture).

Deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and must be submitted before the first day of the conference.

Additional Details: Students will be notified by email, and awards will be paid via your student account. Awards are contingent on the availability of funding.

Please note, prior to the disbursement of awarded funds, recipients will be asked to 1.) complete a Scholarship Response Form (SRF) to accept the award, and 2.) provide a copy of the conference registration receipt.

Additional Questions? If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the UMSN Financial Aid Office at umsn-scholarships@med.umich.edu.

Name:

First

Last

University of Michigan Student ID # (ex. 12345678)

University of Michigan E-Mail Address:

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Street Address

City

State/Province

Postal code/zip

Phone Number:

Current GPA:

What is your expected graduation date (Term and Year)?

Conference title and organization:

Conference destination: (City and State)

Beginning date of conference: (mm-dd-yyyy format, e.g., "01-01-2022")

Ending date of conference: (mm-dd-yyyy format, e.g., "01-01-2022")

Have you been selected to present a poster at this conference/meeting?

Yes
No, attending only

These awards are intended to help those who would like to attend a meeting or conference for educational and/or networking purposes only, and are not meant for cases where a student has responded to a formal call for abstracts and have been selected to make a presentation.

If you have responded to a formal call for abstracts and have been accepted to present at a regional, national, or international nursing meeting or conference, there may be additional opportunities for you. Please contact the UMSN Financial Aid Office for more details.

Please provide a statement explaining why you would like to attend this meeting or conference. Be specific while addressing the following items:

The reason you want to attend this meeting/conference,
How attendance will help launch your career,
Specific sessions you plan to attend,
Who you plan to meet and/or network with,
Identify leaders in the field, who if present, you will seek out, and
What you hope to learn by attending.

Please upload (as a PDF) a brief statement from your Faculty Mentor (PhD) which details how your participation in the conference is directly relevant to your research or studies.

The statement from your Faculty Mentor must include the approximate date by which they expect you to graduate (Term and Year).

Budget:

Please provide an estimate for each of the following items.

Airfare/Mileage
Ground Transportation
Registration
Hotel
Meals
Research Related Expenses
Other Expenses
Total

Please provide detail regarding the "Research Related Expenses" or "Other Expenses" you have included in the budget (if applicable).

Are you receiving any additional funding for travel to this conference?

Yes
No

If yes, please indicate the amount and source of the funding:

Upon returning from the conference or meeting, students will be required to share with their peers a summary of what was learned at the conference. Please explain how you plan to share this information (i.e. presentation at a research team meeting or special brown bag lecture).

Please work with your faculty mentor and provide the following details regarding your presentation:

Day/Time

Intended Audience

Venue/Location