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Travel Grant for SLA PhD Majors
The Language Institute is pleased to offer small travel grants for SLA students to present at academic conferences or to collect data for the dissertation. The number of grants and amount of awards is limited.
In 2007-08, the SLA Executive Committee invites applications submitted by the following deadlines:
November 15, 2007
February 15, 2008
Eligibility
SLA PhD majors are eligible to apply for the grant after receiving notice that their paper has been accepted.
Description
The grant will reimburse students for expenses directly related to traveling to and attending the conference, or to traveling to collect data for dissertation research. These include:
The amount of the grant will vary based on the number of awards. Students should not expect that the grant will cover the full cost of attending a conference.
The program can only reimburse students for travel expenses that fall within the University guidelines. These guidelines, along with lodging and meal maxima, are detailed online at: http://www.uwsa.edu/fadmin/travel.htm
Students must submit original receipts for all expenses.
Criteria for evaluating applications:
- Importance of the travel for the student’s academic program
- Demonstrated attempts to apply for other sources of funding such as the Vilas Travel Fellowship
- Previous funding through the grant program (students who have received the award in the past will be less likely to receive it again)
- Projected cost of the trip (the grant is intended to support travel, not participation in conferences in Madison)
To apply
To apply for the SLA Travel Grant to give a paper at a conference, students should submit the following to Dianna Murphy by the November 15 or February 15 deadlines. Contact Dianna if you are applying for a Travel Grant to support dissertation research.
- Name
- Conference title and dates
- Title of paper
- Estimated budget
- Note on other sources of funding secured or applied for
- Letter of support from advisor
Funding for the SLA travel grant is from a gift from the Schoenleber Foundation.
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