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Graduate Student Travel Award

The Graduate College sponsors the Graduate Student Travel Awards to support research-related travel expenses. Eligible students will be provided with a maximum award of $500 to help defray the costs associated with presenting at a conference.

Graduate students may begin the process of applying for the Graduate Student Travel Award by completing and submitting the application and required supporting materials.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Graduate student must be enrolled in a UTRGV degree-seeking graduate program for 6 or more credit hours and must be in good academic standing (have a cumulative 3.0 GPA). If a student drops courses after being awarded and no longer meets the credit hour criteria, he/she will be ineligible for future scholarships in this category.
  • Graduate students are not eligible for the award if the event dates occur after graduation.
  • Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
  • Research or creative/scholarly work being presented must have been completed while a graduate student at UTRGV.
  • Graduate students are limited to one Graduate Student Travel Award per academic year (September 1st, 2021 – August 31st, 2022).
  • The conference or event must be relevant to the student’s graduate program or discipline.
  • Travel Awards will be considered for:
    • Research Paper or Project Presentation
    • Presenting a Work of Art or Design
    • Musical Recital
    • Poster Presentation
    • Three Minute Thesis Competition outside of UTRGV, at the state or national level

How to Apply:

Graduate students must submit a completed 1) Graduate Student Travel Award application and 2) support documentation.

Travel Award Application:

Select the application term that corresponds with the date(s) of your conference/event (i.e., if conference is July 6, 2022, the application term is Summer 2022).

Spring 2023 (January 1, 2023 – May 11, 2023)

Attach the following supporting materials:

  • A copy of the abstract of the paper, project or presentation.
  • A statement (500 to 1,000 words) on the importance of the conference/event to your professional development.
  • A letter of acceptance, a formal invitation, or a program agenda or schedule as evidence of acceptance.
  • A letter of recommendation from the graduate program coordinator or graduate faculty member in your graduate program indicating how the experience will contribute to your professional development.
  • An unofficial copy of your transcript via ASSIST or copy of class schedule.

 

Travel Award Application:

Event date starts in: Application Deadline is: Awards announced by:
January 2022 March 2 March 16
February 2022 March 2 March 16
March 2022 March 2 March 16
April 2022 March 2 March 16
May 2022 March 2 March 16
June 2022 May 1 May 16
July 2022 May 1 May 16
August 2022 May 1 May 16
September 2022 October 30 November 16
October 2022 October 30 November 16
November 2022 October 30 November 16
December 2022 October 30 November 16
January 2023 March 2 March 16
February 2023 March 2 March 16
March 2023 March 2 March 16
April 2023 March 2 March 16
May 2023 March 2 March 16

What Happens Next:

  • The Graduate College will review the application and grant the award based on an internal review.
  • Students will be notified of the decision via their UTRGV email.
  • If approved, travel award payments will be transferred to their respective college office. For Business and Engineering programs, funds will be transferred to the respective departments.
  • Travel Awards are disbursed to the academic college as part of a reimbursement process. Please keep receipts for all costs incurred such as rental vehicle, gas, airfare, lodging, registration fees, and meals.

Direct Questions To:

Ana Chapa, Administrative Coordinator at ana.chapa01@utrgv.edu.

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