I am pleased to let you know that as part of USC’s continuing efforts to support our students’ academic professional development, we will again make grants available to Graduate School PhD Fellows for travel to conferences and to research sites. The base travel award is $500. If the fellow’s program matches this amount with $500, the Graduate School will contribute another $500, for a total of up to $1,500 available to the student.
The deadline for fellows to complete the fall online application is Friday, October 23, 2015 at 12 noon. A second application period will be announced in the spring semester.
Eligible students include PhD students funded by Provost’s, Annenberg, Rose Hills Foundation and Global Fellowships who have passed departmental screening or completed 24 units in their USC PhD program. Students funded by the Graduate School’s various advanced fellowships, including the Endowed and Dissertation Completion fellowships are also eligible to apply.
Fellows will complete an on-line application and will be asked to collect signatures from their faculty advisor, department chair, and dean or dean’s designate, affirming that they are making good progress toward the PhD and that the specific travel request will serve their academic goals. Fellows will complete an on-line application and will be asked to collect signatures from their faculty advisor, department chair, and dean or dean’s designate, affirming that they are making good progress toward the PhD and that the specific travel request will serve their academic goals (signature page is attached). The online application site will be available starting on Wednesday, October 14th and we will send you the link at that time.
New this year, the Graduate School will administer our portion of the travel award ($500 or $1,000 if matched) directly with students. Information about the reimbursement process will be sent to students once they receive the travel award.
In addition to these funds, fellows are encouraged to apply to the Graduate Student Government for travel funding (http://gsg.usc.edu/finance/travel-grants-faq).
For further information, please contact Kate Tegmeyer, Fellowship Coordinator at gradfllw@usc.edu.
