Request for Travel Funds
Purpose:
BGS offers travel funds for BGS students to help offset the cost of conferences and off-site courses
Amounts:
- $500 max per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) for conferences
- In general, only for those who will be presenting (papers or posters)
- $1,500 max
per BGS lifetime to attend an off-site course
Restrictions:
- Only 1 travel award per year
- Eligibility based on dates of trip, not date of request
- Conference requests due 21 business days before conference start date
- Requests submitted after conference start date will not be accepted
- Off-site course requests due 30 business days before date of departure
Exceptions:
- Granted at the discretion of the BGS Director
Requirements:
- Completed form (available below) which includes
- Budget (fees and funding)
- Presentation abstract
- Advisor recommendation and approval
- If traveling abroad, registration with
Penn Global Activities Registry
Forms available:
Contact Peggy Buckley at buckley@mail.med.upenn.edu if you have any questions.
