funded by: Graduate Student Association
Travel Award Guidelines
*Funding is dispersed as travel reimbursement following the trip
Graduate Student Association will provide annually $2,000.00 in funding for up to 10 individual graduate students to represent Western Carolina University at regional conferences. Travel awards are for a maximum of $200.00. A committee including the Dean of the Graduate School and at least one officer of the Graduate Student Association will approve applications. A maximum of five awards will be dispersed each semester.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for consideration, the student must be enrolled at WCU as a graduate
student in good academic standing at the time of the application and travel. Students are only eligible for one travel award per academic year.
Application Process:
Students must complete the Graduate Student Professional Development Travel Award Application. (Word)
Send completed application to: Graduate School, 110 Camp Building, Attention: Roxane
Stiles. Students should include proof of acceptance/invitation from the sponsoring
organization, if available.
Award Conditions:
Funding is available for the following:
Travel for an individual to attend a professional conference or event within his/her
field of study.
Funding may only be used to cover the following costs:
• Transportation to and from the conference (airfare – receipt required or mileage
- $.30 per mile)
• Lodging (receipt required)
• Conference registration fees (receipt required)
Award Follow-up:
Upon completion of the travel, the awarded student sends a one page memo to the Dean
of the Graduate School, 110 Camp Building summarizing the trip partly funded by the
Travel Award.
For more information, please contact:
Roxane Stiles (828-227-3178)
Graduate School and Research
110 Camp Building
Email: rstiles@wcu.edu