ENS Student Conference Travel Award
Eligibility
- Must be a current student in good academic standing in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (ENS) at the time of travel.
- Students must be a presenter on a poster or oral presentation at an international, national, or regional conference/symposia sponsored by a professional society or association. Students who are the primary presenter (i.e., first author) will be given priority for travel awards.
- The student must complete travel within the academic year of the award and prior to graduating from SDSU.
Awards
- Students may request up to $250 in funds for conference travel, which could include transportation (e.g., economy airfare, rental car, etc.), hotel accommodations, food, and conference registration fees.
Guidelines
- Applications should be submitted at least 45 days prior to travel.
- Applicants must complete a T2 travel form at least 30 days prior to travel. Jen Groenendal can assist with the completion of the form.
- A student can only be awarded up to $250 per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).
- Applicants must indicate whether they are receiving additional travel support from any other source(s).
- The student’s faculty mentor must sign the application and provide oversight of the student’s travel process.
How to Apply
- Complete the application on the following pages. Additionally, the application must include copies of the abstract of the presentation, acceptance of the abstract (email notification of acceptance is fine), and the conference program/brochure.
- Travel support may be tentatively approved for abstracts in which acceptance is still pending; however, these funds will only be released for reimbursement upon the receipt of an acceptance notification.
- Please submit the application and supporting documents as PDF documents in ONE email to Matthew Mahar ([email protected]) with the following the subject line: ENS Student Travel Award.
- Applications will be reviewed by Dr. Matthew T. Mahar, Director, School of ENS.
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