Graduate Student Conference Travel Award

This award is for students in the department of Environment & Geography. For the Faculty of Graduate Studies travel award, please look here; for the Graduate Student Association Conference Grant look here.

Details of the Award

Travel awards of up to $1000 for domestic and $1500 for international travel will be offered to students who:

  • are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in any program delivered by the Department of Environment and Geography (Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc., M.Env.)
  • are within their respective time to completion for Masters (4 years) and PhD (6 years) programs in the Department of Environment and Geography
  • will be attending a professional meeting or conference in order to present their research (poster or oral presentation)
  • has secured partial travel support from supervisor(s)

Masters students will be able to apply for the Award once during their program, and Ph.D. students may apply twice.

Virtual conference support

During the existing COVID-19 pandemic, the following additions were made to accommodate virtual conferences:

  • all graduate students will be eligible for a one-time registration fee award up to $300 to attend a virtual conference. This award will be additional to the current regulations described in the award’s TOR,
  • matching supervisor support is not required for virtual conferences. Beyond these exceptions all other guidelines mentioned in the TOR apply.

How to Apply

Please send the following documents to the Graduate Program Coordinator (again, only students in Environment & Geography graduate programs are eligible):

  • Confirmation of your accepted abstract to the conference
  • Copy of registration
  • A letter of confirmation from supervisor of at least $250 of supporting funds (unless a virtual conference)

The Graduate Program Coordinator will confirm that you are eligible.

Reimbursement