The Goal of the Nursing Endowment Fund Is to Promote Excellence in the Faculty of Nursing

MCNHR Graduate Student Travel Award

MCNHR Graduate Student Travel Award Guidelines

The College of Nursing Endowment Fund has allocated $3,000 a year to the Manitoba Center for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) to offer Graduate Student Travel Awards. Applications will be considered, on a first come first served basis, until yearly funds have been depleted.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be a nurse.
Applicants must be students in good standing and enrolled either full-time or part-time in a Masters or Ph.D. program in Nursing. PhD students in Applied Health Sciences Program or Interdisciplinary PhD are eligible provided their academic supervisor holds a primary academic appointment in the College of Nursing.

The applicant must be presenting a paper or a poster as first author or co-author at the conference or scientific meeting
The travel conference must be relevant to the student’s academic program/studies

Applicants must submit an application for the Faculty of Nursing Graduate Student Travel Award Application and confirmation (at least 1 month prior to travel)that a paper/poster, which is relevant to their program of study, has been accepted for presentation at a conference
Students may not receive funding more than once during their program (or no more than once at the Masters level or more than twice at the Ph.D. level.)

Students who receive travel funding are required to submit a short report (2 pages maximum) on their attendance at the conference/scientific meeting which may be used in MCNHR or College of Nursing print or web-based reporting. As part of the reporting, students will be asked to highlight the value of the conference to their studies.

Students who receive travel funding will be required to present their paper/poster within 6 months at a MCNHR organized event such as the MCNHR Research Seminar Series, MCNHR Research Day or Graduate Student Poster Competition.

Amounts:

$500 for travel in North America

$750 for International travel

Application process:

Applicants will be required to complete the attached application form and include the following additional information with the application form:

1. Proof that a paper/poster has been submitted/accepted for presentation at a conference/scientific meeting (proof of acceptance must be submitted at least 1 month prior to the event)

2. The abstract of paper/poster being presented (maximum 1 page).

Application Form

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

Are a Nurse;
The applicant must be a student must be in good standing and currently enrolled either full-time or part-time in a Masters or Ph.D. in Nursing. PhD students in Applied Health Sciences or Interdisciplinary PhD are eligible provided their academic supervisor holds a primary appointment in the College of Nursing).
The applicant must be presenting a paper or a poster as a first author (or co-author)
The travel conference must be relevant to the student’s academic program/studies.

Applicant information
Student Name: UofM Student ID:
Student Email Address:
Address and phone:
Degree Program: MN PhD Nursing PhD AHS PhD Interdisciplinary
Academic Advisor/Supervisor:
Conference Information
Purpose of Travel (check one): Paper Presentation Poster Presentation
Title of Paper/Poster
Authors
Presenting Author Name(s)
Conference Name
Conference Date & Location
Budget Estimate (include ALL expenses in Canadian dollars)
Amount Description
Registration fees
Meals
Airfare
Ground transportation
Other (specify)
Total Estimate
Sources of Funding
Does your faculty supervisor havefundsto support student travel? Yes No
Have you been previously funded from this source? Yes No
Indicate other sources and amount of funding for which you have received or applied for this conference

Other sources of funding received and amount?

Other sources of funding applied for and amount?

Applicant Statement of the Reason for Travel
Provide a brief statement (500 words maximum) that outlines why this conference is important, how it will advance your work as a graduate studentand how it contributes to the Faculty

Information Sheet: (please keep for further reference)

Students must be enrolled at the times of application, travel and reimbursement.

If airfare is being claimed for reimbursement, students must arrange their travel through the University of Manitoba Concur system (Contact the MCNHR for further information and assistance).

Decisions concerning the awards will be made within three weeks of the recipient of the application.

For Conference Travel:

Recipients must submit within 1 month of travel:

Proof of travel in recipient’s name (boarding passes)
Original receipts
Conference program page (photocopy).
Student who receive travel funding are required to submit short report (2 pages maximum) on their attendance at the conference/scientific meeting which may be used in MCNHR or Faculty of Nursing print or web-based reporting. As part of the reporting, students will be asked to highlight the value of the conference to their studies and the Faculty.

Students who receive travel funding will be required to present their paper/poster within 6 months at a MCNHR organized event suchas the MCNHR Research Seminar Series, MCNHR Research Day or MCNHR Graduate Student Poster Competition

Funds will be reimbursed as a lump sum payment after travel has occurred, and upon receipt of proper documentation. Reimbursement requests must be received within 1 month of the date of travel.

PLEASE KEEP A COPY OF YOUR APPLICATION

AND SEND THE ORIGINAL TO:

Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research

217 Helen Glass Centre for Nursing

Faculty of Nursing University of Manitoba

RE: Faculty of Nursing Graduate Student Travel Award

We would like to acknowledge the College of Nursing Endowment Fund for providing funding to support the Faculty of Nursing Graduate Student Travel Award.

Revised January 6, 2015