Request for Travel Funds

Purpose:  BGS offers travel funds for BGS students* to help offset the cost of conferences and off-site courses. See bottom of page for other mechanisms to fund research-related travel.

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
• Proof of registration

Form: BGS Travel Fund Request Form (PDF)

Contact Peggy Buckley at buckley@mail.med.upenn.edu if you have any questions.

 

Other Travel Grant Mechanisms Available to BGS Students

GAPSA Research Student Travel Grant and President Gutmann Leadership Award (for international travel)
http://gapsa.upenn.edu/grants-funding/grants-funding-research-students/

Fontaine Society Travel Grant (for Current Fontaine Fellows)
Application Guidelines (DOC)

Association of Women in Science-Philadelphia Student Travel Awards
http://www.awisphl.org/Awards.htm
Application Instructions (PDF)

If you are appointed to a training grant or have been awarded an individual external fellowship, you may be able to use funds from those sources for travel. Check with the business administrator of the grant/fellowship for details.

 

* Excluding students in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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