Arts Graduate Student Travel Awards (Gsts)

Arts GST Application: Name of applicant

Arts Graduate Student Travel Awards (GSTs)

Funding is provided by the GREAT program of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and by donor gifts.

A select number of GST applicants will be chosen to receive the Schull Yang International Experience Award,

supported by JosephSchull (BA ‘82, MA ’85) and Anna Yang(BCL , LLB ’88) to help students gain firsthand international experience related to their fields of study. Theaward is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to the international experience.

The Arts Graduate Student Travel Awards are competitive awards designed to support graduate student travel by both MA and PhD students for the purposes of research (archival research or field work) and the dissemination of research (conference presentations). Each graduate student is eligible to receive up to $3000 in total awards over the course of his or her graduate career at McGill. Please note that your application may be submitted in either French or English.

Funded:
MA1, MA2, PhD1- PhD7
Archival research and/or field work
Conference paper presentations
Travel to training-related workshops and short courses / Not Funded:
Poster presentations
Graduate student conferences
Internships
Tuition for workshops or courses

You may apply for funding in $500 increments, up to a maximum of $3000. In exceptional situations, $3000 may be awarded for an extended research trip or travel to a far destination. We strongly discourage graduate students from using more than $2000 for conference travel.

You must apply for the award in advance of your travel.

You must be registered as a full-time graduate student in the Faculty of Arts at the times of application, award payment and travel.

Please select the appropriate deadline:
January 15, 2016
*this competition only: priority to MA2, PhD5, PhD6 applicants
May 15, 2016
September 15, 2016 / Purpose of travel:
Conference
Research
Other (see above) / Please check here for requested amount:
(apply for the funding amount closest to what you want)
$500
$1000
$1500
$2000
$2500
$3000

PART A: PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:
Student ID#: / Please select: O MA O PhD
Student email address: / Current McGill Department:

One sentence summary of the reason that you are applying for an Arts GST Award:

Date(s) of Travel:

PART B: APPLICANT STATEMENT: REASON FOR TRAVEL

This statement should give specific information about why this particular trip is necessary and how it will advance your work as a graduate student. How will this trip advance your thesis or dissertation? What is the importance of the venue?

Remember that these awards are competitive and the quality of your statement is important.

PART C: BUDGET DETAIL

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRIP (applied for and received)

Note: applying for other funds does not disqualify you from receiving an arts gst award

Total funding for this trip $______

I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED AN ARTS GST AWARD: Yes – date of competition______

No

I HAVE INCLUDED MY CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCEPTANCE:

(if applying for conference travel): Yes

 No (they’re not available yet)

NOTE: You may apply for a GST Award before you know if your paper is accepted but the award is contingent upon your paper’s acceptance

I certify that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.
If my application is successful, I agree to submit proper documentation of my travel upon my return. I’m aware that failure to do so within 6 months of my return may result in my award being revoked.
I agree to register my travel on MINERVA.
I confirm that I will attend (or have attended) the student orientation session, unless my travel is within Canada or the United States.

Applicant Signature: / Date:

PART D: SUPERVISOR DECLARATION

Please provide your assessment of the importance of the proposed travel and any details of the Departmental funds available to the student. If you have grant funds but are not able to support travel by this student, please explain why.
I certify that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.
I fully endorse the application of the above named applicant for the Arts Graduate Student Travel Award.
Name of Supervisor (Please Print): / Department: / Supervisor Signature & Date

TO BE COMPLETED BY DEPARTMENT CHAIR OR DELEGATE (If the supervisor is the Chair):

I certify that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.
I fully endorse the application of the above named applicant for the Arts Graduate Student Travel Award.
Name of Chair or Delegate (Please Print): / Department: / Signature & Date

Please keep a copy of your application

And send the original to:

Dr. Sarah Kaderabek

Liaison Officer, Room 216

ADR Office, Dawson Hall 2nd Floor

853 Sherbrooke Street West

Montreal, QC H3A 0G5

Arts Graduate Student Travel Awards (GSTs)

Information Sheet

(please keep for further reference)

Only full-time graduatestudents in the Faculty of Arts are eligible to receive Arts GST Awards. Students must be registered at the times of application, award payment, and travel.

Applying for funds from other sources, both inside and outside McGill is encouraged and will not disqualify a student from receiving a Graduate Student Travel Award.

Decisions concerning the awards will be made within 2-3 weeks of the application deadline by the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, in consultation with others.

Funding is limited to students in MA1, MA2, PHD1 - PHD7

If your application is successful, funds will be distributed as a lump sum payment within 1-2 weeks of award notice.

For conference travel: If you did not submit the confirmation of your conference paper’s acceptance with your GST application, you must submit it as soon as you receive it. If your paper is not accepted, you cannot use your Arts GST funds and we hope you will apply again later.

Award recipients must submit as soon as possible upon return:

Checklist form; will be emailed to you with your award notification.
Proof of travel in recipient’s name (boarding passes, hotel receipts or credit card statements).
Conference program page (photocopy or scan), if applicable
Donor thank you note and description of travel (for Schull Yang International Experience Award winners only)