The Department Graduate Student Travel Award guidelines are as follows:
- Travel awards are limited to $500 for domestic or international travel.
- Travel awards can be given once during their career for MS and twice for Ph.D.
- Travel awards can be given in addition to other support (i.e., on top of a travel award from the College, University, and/or external travel grant).
- The total amount of the award should not exceed the total cost of attending the meeting (including registration, travel, lodging, meal per diem, etc.).
- Students who receive a travel award may be asked to present their talk or poster at a department-sponsored research event (e.g., seminar, internal poster session, etc.).
- Travel award recipients are required to write a Thank You Note to the endowment donor(s) who generously provided the funds for travel.
- Travel award recipients must submit their expense report within 14 days of returning from travel otherwise the award is forfeited.
- The following application must be completed and submitted at least 30 days prior to travel.
Department of Food Science Travel Award Application is available here!
If awarded, students will receive email notification of the award with instructions.
