Graduate Student Awards
2012-2013
Graduate students are invited to apply for awards recognizing research accomplishments and grants to help enable travel for scientific/educational purposes. The types of awards and the application procedures are a little different then those announced last year. All research award winners will have the award monies deposited into their student account, half in the fall and half in the spring. This year we anticipate that our budget will allow for the following awards:
- Graduate Research Awards, ranging from $1000-$4000 each, to acknowledge important research accomplishments (in any field)
- Dalalian Awards, ranging from $1000-$4000 each, to acknowledge important research accomplishments in organic chemistry or closely related fields
Students should apply for awards with the support of their research advisor. For research awards, faculty will be required to submit a recommendation form on the student's behalf. The form will be emailed to the faculty after the application has been submitted by the student.
The following must be submitted to the Graduate Office on or before Friday, May 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. not extensions will be granted.
Travel Awards
Individual Chemistry Travel Awards are intended mainly to assist Chemistry Graduate students in attending scientific meetings in which they present results of their research work. Applications for more extended travel, for example to participate in research at another institution, will also be considered. (Students considering this latter type of award are advised to discuss the possibilities with the award committee chair prior to submitting an application.) The amount awarded will partly depend on demand, but it is unlikely that more than $500 will be given in a single award. In all cases, a provisional award value will be assigned based on the estimated budget provided by the applicant. Chemistry Students must be registered for the semester the award will be deposited (FALL and/or SPRING). There are no deposits over summer! Requests for support of extended travel should also include a description of reasons for the travel, its connection to the student's research being conducted at Penn State, and a letter of recommendation from the student's preceptor.
Application:
The following supporting material MUST be submitted with your Individual Travel Request form via your advisor's staff assistant. If all of the supporting materials are not included, your application will not be reviewed.
- Individual Travel Request form with estimated budget (NO meal reimbursements!) (Travel Award Application Page in PDF)
- Hotel confirmation
- Registration confirmation and cost for conference, meeting, etc.
- Transportation and confirmation with dates and price of ticket (flight, bus, mileage, etc.)
- Complete curriculum vita
- Abstract
of research to be presented
Requests for support of extended travel should also included a description of reasons for the travel, its connection to the student's research being conducted at Penn State, and a letter of recommendation from the student's preceptor..
Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
Any full-time graduate student in the Chemistry Department is eligible to apply for an Individual Travel Award. No student may receive more than one travel award per academic year effective this year 2012-13. Requests must be made individually and NO GROUP requests should be submitted. Sharing of accommodations across groups is also encouraged for larger meetings (such as ACS National Meetings). Students should apply for individual travel awards in consultation with their research advisors.
International Students:
It is the
student’s liability to pay any taxes if their country does not participate in a
treaty with the US.
Deadlines:
- July 1, 2012 by 4:00 p.m. (SUMMER Awards - June and July Travel) **
- August 15, 2012 by 4:00 p.m. (FALL Awards - August - December Travel)
- January 4, 2013 by 4:00 p.m.(SPRING Awards - January - May Travel)
- July 1, 2013 by 4:00 p.m. (SUMMER Awards - June and July Travel) **
**Please note that ALL SU Awards will be deposited after the first day of fall classes.
ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED
