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Travel Grants

For conferences occuring before June 30, 2008: GPSA regrets to inform graduate students that all travel grant awards have been issued and the waitlist is now closed. Please do not send new pre-approval forms for conferences occurring before June 30th. Keep in mind that our next fiscal year begins on July 1 2008, and we encourage all students to apply for travel grants for conferences occurring after that date. Applications will be available in May.

For conferences occuring after July 1, 2008: Please fill out and send your Pre-Approval Form and supporting documentation to GPSA. We are now accepting applications for conferences occuring between July 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008.

The Travel Grants Funding process uses the following forms:

Before attending the conference, complete the following:
- Pre-Approval Application Form

Following the conference, and if you received pre-approval, fill out and submit the following form within 30 days of your return:
- T&B Expense Form

The Travel Grants were established in 1993 to provide financial assistance to graduate and professional students at the University of Pittsburgh who are participating in academic or professional conferences. Applicants must currently be enrolled as a student in a graduate or professional program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Students are eligible for one travel grant per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) based on the date of the conference. Applications must be pre-approved. Funds are distributed on a first-come/first-serve basis. Please remember to submit your Travel and Business Expense Form, with original receipts, within 30 days after returning from your conference.

The type of event in which the applicant is participating must be listed in the Pre-Approval Application form or be approved events by a majority of the GPSA Assembly. Unqualified events include internships, fieldwork, job fairs, and dissertation research, and any event taking place in Allegheny County.

You will need to submit the following along with the application (incomplete applications CANNOT be processed; please do not turn in an application without ALL supporting documents):

Proof of participation in conference as noted above. These documents must demonstrate that the conference is academic or professional in nature and that you have participated at the level for which you are requesting an award. A flier from the conference may help establish this.

Original receipts (see page 2 of application). Please tape smaller receipts to front of 8 X 11 sheets.

Signed Travel and Business Expense Report form (T&B) available at GPSA office or web site. THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED!

Further instructions for filling out the Travel and Business Expense Report form are available.