GSU Travel Awards

1. Conference Presentation Grant (CPG)• $250

2. Graduate School/ISLA Professional Development Awards • More $$

Eligibility

1. You must be a registered and enrolled, degree-seeking graduate student in good academic standing.

2. YOU MUST HAVE APPLIED FOR AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS ACTIVITY. See this page for a listing of available funding sources on campus. Students who have received previous awards from the Graduate School / ISLA are required to also complete external fellowship applications – see Proof of external grant application section below for more information.

3. Professional Development awards from the Graduate School / ISLA funds require that you must be within six years of matriculation into the Ph.D. program or within three years of matriculation into the Master’s program.

Things to prepare

1. Event description (~paragraph)2. Budget (sample)3. List of other funding you tried t get4. Proposal (<1,000 words)– Examples

All of this information is available online here:http://graduateschool.nd.edu/professional_development/professional-development-award-application/

There are some confusing parts…• Look over the application in detail before you

intend to apply.• Budget– Use the application as a guide for the budget.– Travel costs (if driving use

http://gasbuddy.com/Trip_Calculator.aspx for gas prices)– Meal budget = 1/3 * M & IE rate

• http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp

• Need some documentation to support each piece of budget! Put images of sites/receipts in Budget Overview document.

Useful Links

The application procedure/website content changes regularly. Follow instructions carefully on GSU website.

• http://gsu.nd.edu/about/cpg/• http://graduateschool.nd.edu/professional_de

velopment/professional-development-award-application/

• http://graduateschool.nd.edu/forms/professional-development-award-application/