COSAM Graduate Student Travel Fund

Description:

  The College of Science and Mathematics provides modest support for graduate students to present their thesis research at scientific meetings. Only in very unusual cases will the support exceed $250 per trip, per calendar year, per person. Preference is always given to new applicants.

Until further notice, applications will be accepted by paper only.This holds true also for faculty letters of support; please do not emai your letters; be sure to use application form page 2 for the letter of support.

 The deadlines indicated must be strictly adhered to because decisions will be made within a week of the deadline. Be sure to use the PDF form ONLY, . Improper forms not be considered. Please type into the fillable sections. Hand-written or sloppy applications are automatically given less consideration. The PDF application form cannot be saved if it is edited with Adobe Reader. Adobe Acrobat Professional, however, can save the form. Adobe Acrobat Professional X is available for free from AU-OIT.  

Application Guidelines: 

1. Apply using the correct PDF application form ONLY, dated April, 2011.

2. Faculty references must be completed on the second page of the application form, removed from the main application and sent separately.

3. A 'Request for authority to travel' form must be included with every application. Obtain a R.A.T. form at:

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/cosam/documents/rat.pdf 

Be sure to fill out the account information if a funding source is already contributing to the support.

4. Applications can only come from a COSAM graduate student; applications from other colleges are not allowed.

5. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

6. Print out the original application.

7. Obtain all indicated signatures.

8. Make a total of four photocopies.

9. Send original and all four copies through campus mail to: Anthony Moss, Department of Biological Sciences, 331 Funchess Hall. If time is tight, hand-carry to Ms. Anjali Dabhade (4-4850) at the same address. Please take into account campus mail transit times because the application AND the faculty letter must arrive by no later than 4:45 on the day of the deadline. 

Letters of support must be mailed separately to Anthony Moss, Dept. Biological Sciences, 331 Funchess Hall, via Campus Mail, or hand-carried to Ms. Dabhade. Reminder: ONLY PAPER FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED; EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL BE IGNORED! Applications MUST use the form indicated below.

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