1) Download the application from 2) complete a FAFSA (or have one onfile), CA Dream Act or personal statement to establish financial need 3) complete a Travel Request form and include copy of the conference program or document showing conference date & location. 4) One faculty letter of recommendation. 5) Copy of CV/Resume. Submit completed application and all materials to Sonya White in the Office of Graduate Studies, MH-112 by 5pm on the application deadline. Incomplete or late packages will NOT be accepted.
1. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program (master's or doctoral) during the semester of application (enrollment in GRAD 700 is acceptable.) 2. U.S. and/or California residency is not a requirement. 3. Applicants must be in good academic standing with a minimum 3.00 Graduate GPA (cannot be on academic probation). 4. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Financial need will be determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or CA Dream Act if you are eligible. If you are not eligible to complete one of these applications, you will need to explain your financial need in Part II of the grant application. The explanation needs to include details about your regular expenses and income and will be determined at the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies. 5. Priority is given to applicants whose travel will occur within the next three months applications for travel planned for more than three months before or after the application date might be postponed to a later application date. Travel cannot occur less than 2 weeks of the submittal deadline dates. A completed Travel Request form must accompany your application as well. 6. ''Conference'' may include symposia, congress, arts competitions, and performance auditions. Applications will only be considered if the student has an active participation in the conference (for example, as presenter, speaker, poster author, panelist, conference volunteer/worker, performer, etc.) It is expected that the graduate student's participation will be linked to the student's degree program requirements (for example, thesis or project research, performance, or course work).
