Selection Criteria for CNSM Student Travel Grants

Awards up to $750 maximum.

Students receiving a travel grant must be currently enrolled in at least 3 graduate credits, or be a full-time undergraduate student and be in good academic standing.

Preference will be given to presentations on research or work that applies to the student's degree program.

Recipients are eligible to receive only one CNSM Travel Grant during the course of a degree program.

Department chairs will nominate students. Since there are limited funds available, this is an important step.

Once a qualified applicant pool has been identified from the department chair's nominations, selection will take into consideration the administrative goal that Travel Grant Awards be  distributed evenly among Departments/Programs.

CNSM Student Travel Grants are restricted to students in degree programs housed in CNSM

Selection Criteria for the Olaus Murie Caribou Fellowship Travel Grant

Awards may exceed $1,000 depending upon need or destination.

Recipients must be graduate students whose thesis projects have application for understanding the biology, ecology, or management of caribou.

The purpose of the Olaus Murie Caribou Fellowship travel grant is to encourage and assist graduate students to attend and participate in regional, national, and international conferences, symposia, and workshops where they will be expected to make presentations on aspects of their thesis research on caribou.

Olaus Murie Caribou Fellowship travel grants are open to all students studying caribou in some form and are not limited to students within CNSM.

Students applying for the Olaus Murie Caribou Fellowship travel grant may also be eligible for the CNSM Student Student travel grant listed above.

Objectives of the Student Travel Grant Program

To maintain and improve the quality of the educational experience by providing experience in professional settings for graduate and undergraduate students.

To promote excellence among our students by rewarding high-quality work recognized by peers.

To provide students who are pursuing a degree with an opportunity to network with other professionals at a professional meeting.

To raise the profile, increase awareness and promote appreciation of UAF's excellence in research and education by disseminating work internationally, nationally or regionally.

To serve as a mechanism to increase recruiting opportunities for high-caliber students by providing a presence in forums outside Alaska.

To Apply:

Download and fill out the STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
In addition to completing the application form, please provide the following with your application:

An abstract of the paper being presented or other rationale for the travel (one-page limit.)

A brief explanation (one-page limit) of how the conference or event to which you will be traveling meets the objectives of the CNSM Travel Grant Program (see objectives above). This must be written by the applicant, then reviewed and signed by both the applicant and the appropriate department chair under which the applcant's major falls.

Include an itemized statement of how the travel grant will be spent.

Application Deadlines:
For Travel Between:

July 1  -  Sept. 30         Deadline: June 15
Oct. 1  -  Dec. 31           Deadline:  Sept. 15
Jan. 1  -  Mar.  30          Deadline:  Dec. 15
Apr. 1 -   Jun. 31           Deadline:  March 15