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Travel Award Deadlines

There will be two deadlines for travel award funding this year. Deadlines for Fall Semester Travel Award applications is October 19, 2012 by 5pm. This application period is for students traveling between September 1 and December 31, 2012. For tudents traveling between January 1 and August 31, 2013 the application deadline is January 11, 2013. Late applications will not be accepted. If you have any questions please contact Sarah Elmore selmore@cvm.tamu.edu or Nikki Mitchell nmitchell@cvm.tamu.edu.

If you are awarded a travel award, the funds will be made available to you for travel/board/registration after we have received proof of acceptance to a conference. Two separate deadlines will make it easier for students traveling in the Fall and Spring to receive their funding in a timely manner with respect to their travel dates.

Eligibility & Requirements

  1. Must be a student registered in a graduate program at CVM at the time of travel.
  2. Student must be an employee of Texas A&M University (consult your department for becoming TAMU employee during travel).
  3. The meeting or conference must be professional in nature & of scientific importance in the student's field of study.
  4. The student must be the first and the presenting author.
  5. An abstract and evidence of its acceptance is required.
  6. The presentation must be a poster or platform format.
  7. A student is limited to one travel award per academic year.
  8. The application must be submitted prior to the deadline.
  9. The application must be complete.

Selection Committee & Criteria

The GSA faculty advisor and the GSA executive officers will review the applications and select the awardees.

If all the eligibility requirements are satisfied, then the following criteria will be used to decide whether the student will receive a travel award:

  1. Participation in GSA activities: students who attend GSA meetings and who participate in GSA events. There will be sign up sheets to record the names of those who participated in the events including the meetings. Additional sign-up sheets will be kept during the meetings soliciting your participation in future GSA activities like vendor shows, open house, and research symposium.
  2. Will the research to be presented represent the College of Veterinary Medicine and its students well?
  3. Merit of the research and conference or workshop attending.
  4. Academic performance: the students grade point average will be used to judge the academic performance.

Application Procedure

  1. Download the Travel Award Application Form here.
  2. Include a copy of your abstract.
  3. Include evidence of acceptance of your abstract for presentation at the meeting or conference.
  4. Submit your completed application via hard copy or electronic copy to Sarah Elmore selmore@cvm.tamu.edu.

If meeting the updated deadline means you will not have evidence of an accepted abstract yet: Submit your application with evidence of abstract submission and indicate in the comments section of the application when you expect acceptance notification. You will be required to submit evidence of acceptance as soon as it becomes available. If you are selected to receive an award you will not be given any funds until we have evidence your abstract was accepted.

Application Deadline

It is strongly recommended that you apply as soon as you have confirmation of abstract acceptance regardless of the deadline date. Applicants will be informed of award status 7 days following the deadline for application. No awards will be given retroactively (i.e. after you have traveled).

  1. Friday, January 11, 2013.

If You Are Awarded a CVM - GSA Travel Award

  1. Awards are given for transportation, lodging, and meals.
  2. Travel arrangements should be made through your departmental contact to ensure full use of the award and reimbursement of eligible expenses.
  3. It is the awardee's responsibility to notify the travel arrangement contact for their department of their award.
  • VTPB - Diane McCleary
  • VIBS - Deborah Daniel
  • VTPP - Heather Kocurek
  • VSCS - Sherri Holmes
  • VLSC - Gail Snook
  1. A University Travel Request must be submitted and approved before the award can be dispersed. This is done through your departmental contact.
  2. Remember to keep all your receipts & turn them in to your departmental contact.
  3. If you receive additional travel awards for travel to the same meeting, those awards will be applied first to your travel expenses. Your CVM - GSA travel award will be applied to the remainder of your expenses.
  • Working with your departmental contact will ensure that you get the maximum use of all your travel awards.
  • Applying/receiving additional travel awards will NOT affect the review or judging of your CVM - GSA travel award application.

Obligation of Accepting a CVM - GSA Travel Award

  1. In accepting a GSA Travel Award, you are required to present your work at the Spring CVM Research Symposium following your meeting/conference.
  2. Your poster or platform presentation should include an acknowledgement of the College of Veterinary Medicine & CVM Graduate Student Association for the travel award.
  3. If you receive additional travel awards for travel to the same meeting, these funds must be applied to your travel expenses prior to utilizing the CVM - GSA travel award funds. You MUST notify your departmental contact of the amount you have or will receive.

Please print and fill out the application form and turn it in with your travel award application.