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Frequently Asked Questions

Preparing your Expense Report

Application deadline is as follows:
    
Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Submit applications to the inbox of the GSS office, Davis Center 311A. 

Mini-Grant applications may be submitted at any time. However, they must be submitted prior to the travel for which funding is requested. GSS generally meets to review applications and make awards within one week following the application deadline.

Please contact the Graduate College, 656-3160, if you have any questions about the Mini-Grant Program. You may obtain a copy of the application material by printing it from your viewer or from the Graduate College Office, 332 Waterman Building.

The Mini-Grant Travel Support Program encourages and supports graduate student travel to present student research at professional meetings. Two general guidelines pertain to all applications:

1- A match of at least 50% of the amount requested from GSS must be provided from the applicant's department or program (for example, if $200 is requested from GSS the minimum match is $100, resulting in a total funding of at least $300);

2- Efforts will be made to utilize the available funds to support as many meritorious requests as possible from a wide range of departments and programs.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

Applications must be made on the indicated forms. The cover sheet may be printed; the remainder must be typed. Applications must include, in addition to the forms, an abstract of the paper/poster, a copy of the meeting announcement, notification of acceptance of the paper/poster for presentation (or, if pending, an estimate of when notification will occur) and a copy of the applicant's curriculum vitae. Additional materials may be attached where deemed appropriate by the applicant.

Requests that do not include all of the required materials and information will not be considered.

Preference will be given to:
          A - students who are first authors of papers or primary contributors to a poster
          B - students who have not received a Mini-Grant previously
          C - more senior graduate students.

          GSS expects that applicants will attempt, whenever possible, to minimize travel expenses.

 The Maximum amount awarded will be $200 per request.

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First Recipient

Vital Stats:

Name: Valerie Esposito

Hometown: Edison, NJ

Undergrad institution and major: American University, Justice

Masters/PhD and expected date of graduation: Ph.D., May 2008

General research interests: Ecological Literacy, Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making

 
How I spent my Mini-grant travel money...

I attended the International Society for Ecological Economics conference in Delhi, India in December 2006 where I presented my research entitled “Incorporating Ecosystem Services Valuation and Public Participation in the Camisea, Peru Pipeline Project: Alternatives to Development.”  I got in some tourist-time in and visited the Taj Mahal, one of my major trip highlights.  I also met very important people in the field and forged potential collaborations while making some good contacts for potential post-doc positions.
                    

Second Recipient

Vital Stats:

Name: Brian Miles

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Undergrad institution and major: Carnegie Mellon University, BS Information and Decision Systems

Masters/PhD and expected date of graduation: MS Natural Resources, December 2007

General research interests: Environmental Rhetoric

 
How I spent my Mini-grant travel funds ...

I attended the Interactions conference at the University of Glasgow in October 2006 where I presented my research entitled “The Rhetoric of Aesthetics in the Vermont Wind Energy Debate.”  It was great to speak about my research in front of an international audience.  I also got some exercise fighting off juvenile delinquents!  Attending this conference showed me that I’m researching something that has practical value while being interesting to scholars of cultural studies.

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