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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TO: Graduate Department Heads and Department Secretaries <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FROM: Allan D. Headley<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Dean of Graduate Studies & Research<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DATE: September 13, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SUBJECT: Graduate School Travel Funds for Graduate Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The effective professional development of our graduate students often requires that they travel to various conferences and workshops to present their research findings. In an effort to encourage more students to be involved in these professional development activities, the Graduate School has limited funds to assist students with their travel to research conferences and seminars to present their research results.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To be eligible for travel funds, during the semester of their travel, the applicants must be enrolled in nine semester hours of graduate coursework for the long semesters or six semester hours of graduate coursework for the summer. They are eligible for up to $500 and the conference/seminar must be within the United States. Students in their last semester may be enrolled in less than nine hours. Part-time students with less than nine hours are eligible for up to $300. Applications for travel funds must be submitted by the student prior to traveling and must include a brief summary of the research the student will present at the conference/seminar, letters of support from the student’s research advisor and department head, and the confirmation from the conference approving the presentation. Once all these documents have been received and eligibility is confirmed, an email will be sent to the student notifying them of the award amount.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Upon return from the conference/seminar, the following documents must be submitted to the Graduate School within 30 days: a written report of the trip, and all receipts. The application and guidelines are located at <a href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/forms/travelappform.doc">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/forms/travelappform.doc</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have questions, please feel free to contact Vicky Turner at 5167 or <a href="mailto:vicky_turner@tamu-commerce.edu">vicky_turner@tamu-commerce.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>