OGS Graduate Student Travel Grants
These grants are offered through the Office of Graduate Studies to provide support for travel at professional conferences directly related to dissertation/thesis projects. The grants are available to MS or PhD students within a degree program that are registered full-time (9 credit hours) or certified full-time during the academic year. If the travel occurs during summer, students must be enrolled in at least one credit hour. Students may request up to $1,500 per academic year and the application with documentation must be submitted at least 6-8 week prior to travel. May awarded the grant up to 2 times per degree program.
Wildwood Trust Scholarship
The graduate student must be advised by one of SNR’s Applied Ecology Faculty. Up to $500 is available for travel to present research at a professional meeting. They may receive one travel award during their graduate program. Please send David Wedin a cover letter requesting the funding, a copy of your title and abstract (please indicate if it is accepted), and a very brief budget showing total costs and what is covered by Wildwood.
Larrick-Whitmore Graduate Student Travel Grants
Funds are awarded thrice yearly in May, September, and January. In accordance with the donor’s instructions, the Whitmore funds will support graduate student travel to professional society meetings in the fields of Animal Science, Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication and Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, and the Larrick funds will support all other fields related to agricultural research.
Grants under this program are limited to a maximum award of $500 and students may only receive one award per degree program (M.S. and Ph.D.). The funds received can be applied to travel related expenses including registration fees, transportation charges not to exceed coach class airfare, lodging, meals, etc. Deadlines for submitting applications can be found on their website.
Irvin A. and Agnes E. Nelson Memorial Fellowship
It is the desire of the Donors that the assistance provided by this fund shall be used by the recipient for travel expenses in attending a professional meeting for the purpose of presenting research results or otherwise developing professionally. However, if this is not possible, the assistance may be used for other purposes related to the research or the student’s training or professional development.
- Students must be enrolled in CASNR
- Students must have graduate class standing.
- Research: natural resource conservation including, but not limited to soil, water, and wildlife (especially birds)
- Academic achievement shall be a criterion in making this award.
- Student shall be judged on the basis of their potential for future promise for contributing to natural resource conservation, as judged by characteristics such as integrity, dependability, and perseverance.
Student's should request that their advisors send nominations to the CASNR Dean’s office. Please send by e-mail or letter a short summary of the student's research presentation, information on the program they are attending and the costs of the trip. The amount of the fellowship will be based upon these costs, so be as accurate as possible as the award amount cannot be changed. The fellowship is available year-round.
Other travel grants
More travel grants may be available through the Graduate Studies page, through the conference itself, or sometimes through working groups that are part of the host organization. Be sure to check all your options.