[VPAAEtal] Do You Know Someone Who Needs Money to Travel to a Conference to Present Their Research? Have Them Apply to the Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Competition!

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Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Competition
Deadline is Wednesday, February 28, 2018 by 5:00 pm for the Spring 2018 Competition
The Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Competition provides funding for undergraduate students presenting their research at a conference.  Proposed funds can only be used for travel to an academic conference at which a student is presenting their work.  Verification of the applicant's role (for example, a formal acceptance letter or email; the relevant page of conference program) must be documented. If the applicant has not received confirmation, an explanation must be provided. All awards, even if approved by the committee, will not be granted or paid until a confirmation document is received.  Funds must be used by June 30, 2018 and processed by July 31, 2018.
Grants are competitive and are awarded based upon availability of funding.  Grant awards are application specific and cannot be transferred from one event/location to another without prior approval of the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs and the Vice Provost for Research.
Requirement to apply:  Students must have completed their research through a protocol which is on file with appropriate compliance committee (IACUC, IBC, or IRB).
To apply for a Research Travel Grant, students must submit:

  1.  Completed and signed application form (2-page form - please submit the completed checklist)
  2.  Verification of their work's acceptance at the conference/professional proceedings
  3.  One-page abstract describing the research or the project
  4.  Documentation of estimates for each travel expenses requested, except meals.  If travel occurred before the Grant Application period, students must provide copies of receipts for each expense requested, including meals, with the application. (Original receipts must accompany the request for reimbursement if the grant is awarded).
Guidelines and a Checklist are on the Application Form (Application Form - Travel Grant<http://www.tamuc.edu/research/documents/URTG_Travel_Grant_Application.pdf>).  This form is a fill-in that can be printed when complete. Students should scan this Application along with their Abstract and other required documentation and email as instructed below.
The Research Travel Grant application form is not complete without the advisor's hand-written signature (no electronic signatures will be accepted).
Interested individuals should submit:

  1.  An electronic copy of the Application, with supporting documentation, to orsp at tamuc.edu<mailto:orsp at tamuc.edu>.
  2.  The application must include the advisor's hand-written signature.
  3.  The application must have the protocol number on which the student conducted the research.

4.       If no protocol was required, the advisor must email a statement to orsp at tamuc.edu<mailto:orsp at tamuc.edu> explaining why no protocol is necessary for this student's research.
All documents, both the electronic application with supporting documentation and the original signature page, must be received by 5:00 pm Wednesday, February 28, 2018.  If you have any questions, please contact the ORSP at orsp at tamuc.edu<mailto:orsp at tamuc.edu?subject=Question%20about%20URTG%20Application> or 903-886-5964.


Regards,

Donna Russell | Research and Sponsored Programs Coordinator II
Office of Sponsored Programs
Donna.Russell at tamuc.edu<mailto:Donna.Russell at tamuc.edu>
P O Box 3011 | LIB 225 | Commerce, TX  75429-3011
Tel. 903-886-5964 | Fax 903-468-8784 | www.tamuc.edu<http://www.tamuc.edu/>
Texas A&M University-Commerce


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