Source of Funding

Every biennium, the UW Graduate School’s Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation allots SAFS a certain amount of funding for Graduate Student Travel. Typically, SAFS then puts in some money as matching funds into this account. Matriculating SAFS Graduate Students may apply for up to $300 per year in funding.

Uses of Funding

This money is limited to covering travel costs and registration fees for professional conferences where the graduate student is presenting (poster and/or oral). Appropriate uses of SAFS money include airfare, train fare, mileage reimbursement, and conference registration. Graduate School funding is limited to airfare. Non-approved uses are lodging, food, and most other expenses. Funding priority will be given to those students who are doing oral presentations. The student should follow the procedure below and April Wilkinson will request Graduate School funds, if appropriate, for the student.

Application Process

Matriculating SAFS Graduate Students should submit an application to the graduate adviser in the SAFS Administrative Suite. Applications (pdf format) are available at the following page:

http://depts.washington.edu/safs/pdfs/GradTravelApp.pdf

Student will be notified of decision within 2 weeks by email.

Criteria for Funding

Currently enrolled, matriculating SAFS graduate students will be awarded up to $300 toward the cost of the conference. Funding is contingent on availability of funds, the student making adequate satisfactory progress, amount of funding previously received by the student, distribution of awards within SAFS, quality/completeness of proposal, and, if the student was previously funded, whether he/she turned in an abstract/program as requested. Students are limited to a maximum of $300 annually (SAFS funds) or one award annually from Graduate School funds.

Receiving Funds

Students who are notified that they have been awarded funding should first pick up a "Pre-Travel Worksheet/Request" form from the FSH Mailroom and go visit Robin Weigel (rweigel@u.washington.edu) about the best way of proceeding. She will handle the purchase or reimbursement of all approved expenses. If the event has already passed, receipts may be turned in to Robin. Please consult with her about what she will need to do the reimbursement. Students must turn in to Robin a conference program or similar documentation, showing required presentation.

Funds not used by the end of the fiscal year (June 30^th) are forfeited unless an extension has been granted.

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