Department of Atmospheric Sciences STUDENT Travel AWARD
DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES’ STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD PROGRAM
- Recipients must be
giving a presentation (poster or talk) on research or work that applies
towards their degree program. Preference will be given to students who are first authors.
- Quality of the work as
judged from the one-page abstract of the presentation provided with the
application.
- Recipients are
eligible to receive only one DAS’s travel grant during the course of a
degree program.
- Students closer to
completion of their graduate degree will be given preference.
- A committee of the
department faculty will select the six best applications. A 10-minute presentation to the
committee will be done next by the selected applicants.
- Based on these results
the committee ranks the three best and submits the names with a
recommendation to award the best to the Dean. The Dean may or may not follow the recommendation but
will pick one of the three.
- To maintain and
improve the quality of the educational experience by providing experience
in professional settings for graduate students.
- To promote excellence
among our graduate students by rewarding high-quality work recognized by
peers.
- To provide a graduate
student who is close to completing a degree with an opportunity to network
with other professionals, researchers and potential employers.
- To raise the profile,
increase awareness and promote appreciation of UAF’s excellence in research
and education by disseminating work internationally, nationally, and
regionally.
- To serve as a
mechanism to increase recruiting opportunities for high-caliber students
by providing a presence in forums outside of Alaska.
- An abstract of the
presentation of paper being presented (1-page limit).
- A statement of the
student or advisor that they will be able to come up with matching funds.
- A letter of acceptance
of the work (if available). Note: if you are selected for a travel grant
and an acceptance letter has not been provided, proof that paper or work
will be presented by you must be provided before award will be
distributed.
- A brief explanation
(1-page limit) of how the conference or event to which you will be
traveling meets the objectives of the Student Travel Award. This must be
written by the applicant, then reviewed and signed by both the applicant
and the applicant’s major advisor.
- Include an itemized
statement of how the travel award will be spent.
- An unofficial UAF
graduate transcript.