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Rackham Conference Travel Funding

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. The International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. Your application must be submitted before the first day of the conference.

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Rackham Conference Travel Grant

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the final term of registration. The conference may occur anytime up through your final semester of registration. Applications will not be considered for retroactive funding.

This is an external, non-University scholarship opportunity that may be of interest to University/School students. Inclusion of this external scholarship opportunity is intended only as a resource for students, and does not express or imply any University involvement with, or endorsement of, the external program.

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Academic department and program support.

Each department at the University of Michigan School of Public Health has a unique system in place to support students. Connect with your Department Program Coordinator to learn more. Below are a few department-specific resources: 

• Health Behavior and Health Education Travel Funding
• Epidemiology Travel Funding  
• Global Public Health Travel Funding
• Nutritional Sciences : The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics . The Nutritional Sciences Department assists with memberships for students participating in the Dietetic Internship program. There is a student discount (about $50 per year compared to $300). The department also assists with travel to conferences each year.

Office of Global Public Health

The Office of Global Health at the School of Public Health fosters a collaborative and coordinated approach to global health research and activities across all departments in the school. They provide and promote many funding opportunities, including the following:

• Office of Global Health Funding Opportunities
• Early-Dissertation Travel Awards (PhD)
• NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37) (UG, MA, PhD)

Rackham Graduate School Support (MS, PhD)

The University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate School supports graduate students in their professional and academic development during their student experience and as they transition to their career. The Rackham Conference Travel Grant provides graduate students to become familiar with their academic professions. Rackham funding also highlights a large range of competitive fellowships that pay tuition and stipends.

• The Rackham Conference Travel Grant
• Rackham Funding Opportunities
• Rackham Professional Development Support

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There are many opportunities for students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EARTH) to obtain funding for research and research-related travel from (i) EARTH, (ii) Rackham, and (iii) professional societies.

See also U-M’s  Library Research Guides Funding for Students  and  Rackham Funding .

The Turner Award (EARTH)

The Scott Turner Awards are funded by income from an endowment established by a bequest from the estate of Dr. Scott Turner . In the Fall term, the Turner Committee solicits proposals from EARTH graduate students. The deadline is usually in November. Project proposals must support research costs (e.g., geochemical analyses, travel for field or collections research, computational costs) but  cannot  cover conference travel, publication, or salaries.

• All EARTH graduate students are eligible to apply every proposal cycle except students who are defending their degree on a Fall calendar (i.e. within three months of submitting this proposal).
• The proposed project must differ significantly from previously funded Turner projects and prior funding should be largely spent before new funds are requested. If justified, exceptions to this are allowed.
• The Turner Award will provide constructive feedback on the proposal.
• The award amount is about $2,000, depending on program funds and the number of proposals submitted. There is a small scaling based on how proposals are rated by the committee.

These are the current guidelines and the rubric used by the Turner Committee used to evaluate the proposals.

Rackham Research and Travel Funding

The  Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant  “  … supports graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree. The grant is intended to defray costs of conducting clearly defined research projects. ”

• PhD pre-candidates are eligible for an award up to $1,500
• PhD candidates are eligible for an award up to $3,000
• MS students are eligible for an award up to $1,500

The  Rackham International Research Grant (RIRA)  “  … supports doctoral and master’s students conducting degree-related research outside the United States and Puerto Rico. ”

• Maximum award is $10,000, the average award is $6,500.
• Preference will be given to students who have not previously received an RIRA.
• The deadline is in February.

The  Rackham Conference Travel Grants  “  … provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions .” 

• $900 for travel in the continental US.
• $1,150 for travel to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe.
• $1,400 for travel to Africa, Asia, South America, and Australia.
• Applications must be submitted before the first day of the conference. Applications will not be considered for retroactive funding.
• The Rackham Conference Travel Grant cannot be combined with other Rackham grants.

Funding from Professional Societies

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Internship
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• Society of Economic Geologists (SEG)
• United States Geological Survey (USGS) Internships

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Danone North America (“Danone”) , is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023  Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant .  In its 11th year, Danone will a

The Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats (MCIDT) is making conference travel grants available to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are mentored by MCIDT Faculty Affiliates to enable them to travel to conferences and present their research. A  complete list of Faculty Affiliates  can be found on our website.

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Rackham Spring/Summer Internship Grants for Bioscience Doctoral Students : Rackham Spring/Summer Internship Grants will fund a supervised practical experience for a maximum of 12 weeks during the spring/summer terms that provides insights into career opportunities for doctoral students enrolled in bioengineering, biological, biomedical, or health scienc

The BioArtography Program will soon be giving out 4 travel awards of $300 each.  The travel award is intended to provide funding for Ph.D. graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to participate at scientific meetings and conferences. A random drawing will take place and four awards will be chosen (2 Ph.D. graduate students and 2 postdoctoral fellows).  All U-M Ph.D. graduate students & postdocs in a biomedical/bioscience field are eligible (e.g. Medical School basic science/clinical science, LSA, Dental School, Engineering, etc.).

(Deadline Apr. 1, 2021)

The Grant supports university-level multidisciplinary scientific studies on viral and bacterial infection-induced cancers. We welcome graduate student and post doctoral scientists from chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, engineering, biology, and any related disciplines to apply.*

Deadline: Ongoing. The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree.

The grant is intended to defray costs of conducting clearly defined research projects including:

Deadline: Ongoing. The Rackham Graduate Student Emergency Fund is intended to help meet the financial needs of Rackham graduate students who encounter an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, or unforeseen expenses during their degree program. Situations eligible for funding include such events as:

Deadline: Ongoing. The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the final term of registration.

Deadline: Ongoing. A Rackham Professional Development Grant is intended to support Rackham doctoral students seeking careers both within and outside academia. This funding is to support short-term experiences that promote the development of professional skills which will further a student’s career goals.

The Rackham Professional Development Grant cannot be combined with the Rackham Conference Travel Grant or Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant.

Deadline: Ongoing.  The Grant is intended to support Rackham graduate student parents who incur expenses while traveling with small children (under the age of 6) while attending conferences, workshops, meetings or other academic events as part of their scholarly research or in pursuit of professional career readiness both within and outside of academia. Requests may also include dependent care at home while the student is traveling, the cost of transporting the dependent, car seat/crib rental, and daycare charges.

The Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) application deadline is approaching (February 9, 2019).  The ITiMS program offers mentorship and financial support to University of Michigan doctoral students exploring the burgeoning field of microbiome studies. We aim to train future scientists who will design and implement novel prevention, diagnostic, and treatment strategies stemming from a deep understanding of the impact of microbial communities on human and environmental health.

The scholarship was established to recognize the importance of soil biology and the understanding of soil, plant, and microbial interactions, and of nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

San Francisco, CA – uBiome, the leading microbial genomics company, is offering talented researchers with big ideas a grant of up to $100,000 of microbiome sampling kits and full 16S laboratory analysis. The goal is to fast-track a study with the greatest potential to affect human health and well-being. The winner will also have access to their own dashboard, enabling them to view and compare the results of their study, as well as being able to download raw data to analyze in any way they like.