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The department offers a limited number of travel grants for graduate students.

Priority will be given to students who have not previously received departmental scholarships or grants.

You will need to provide details and purpose of the trip (organization, location, dates, estimated costs) and whether you are receiving additional funding from GSPA, GCS, or a faculty member.

Complete the online travel grant application at least four weeks prior to your travel dates. Funds are provided as a reimbursement after travel.

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Reimbursements of up to $500 per year for academic travel (funds permitting). Read more about GCS travel grants .

GPSA funding

The WSU Graduate and Professional Student Association offers travel reimbursements of up to $2,000 for domestic travel and $4,000 for international travel per student in a given year. Open to all WSU graduate students.

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GPSA Travel and Registration Grants: Summer Applications Open

Available to WSU-Pullman Graduate and Professional students, the Summer 2015 Travel and Registration Grant Applications are now available online! The senate and executive board members of the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) are delighted to be able to provide funding to students in an attempt to help offset the costs incurred through travel, especially when that travel was performed in order to facilitate and promote your educational goals.

Please see the information below for important deadlines, and links to the applications. Happy Traveling.

Summer 2015 Travel and Registration Grants Travel Period: April 5 – August 30, 2015 Application Period : August 24 – September 4, 2015 Graduate Student Application

Professional Student Application

Visit here for more information about these grants: http://studentinvolvement.orgsync.com/org/gpsa/Travel

*Please note: Only Graduate/Professional Students enrolled on the WSU-Pullman campus are eligible to apply for these grants

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Overview and Eligibility

The GPSA Travel Grant Program exists to support the academic and professional development endeavors of ASU graduate and professional students. The program offers five distinct grants through which costs associated with students' travel to and from academic conferences and professional development events can be reimbursed.

To be eligible to apply for a grant, applicants must be current ASU graduate students (degree or non-degree seeking) enrolled in at least one graduate level credit at the time of application and at the time of travel. Online students are now eligible. Travel must be directly related to applicants program of study.

Applications are peer-reviewed by trained fellow graduate students around three criteria: Purpose (Detailed description and significance of the travel); Service within the community, ASU and/or GPSA and a well-justified Travel Budget.

Applications for Individual Travel Grants, Group Travel Grants, Career Development Grants (both in and Out-of-State), and Out-of-State Internship grants are due on the 1st of every month, two months prior to the month of departure. Applicants may apply up to three months ahead of their departure date, but no more than three months and no less than two months ahead. 

Applications for in-state Internship Travel Grants are due November 1, March 1 and July 1 during the semester that the internship takes place and Interview Travel grants are due October 1 and February 1.

Reimbursable expenses may differ depending on the specific grant.

Individual, Group, Career Development, and Interview grants generally cover the following:

• Flight/Mileage
• Transportation to/from airport
• Meals (per diem)

The following expenses are generally not reimbursable:

• Moving expenses
• Car rental/insurance
• Lodging, meals etc for Local Interviews
• Phone calls or internet access charges
• Expenses paid in cash

Out-of-State internships cover round-trip airfare only

In-state Internship Grant covers mileage from campus to internship location and non-campus related parking.

Application Process

Determine which grant you should apply for and read the details of that grant from the links on the left sidebar.

Submit an application through ZoomGrants via the GPSA ZoomGrants Page .

You must remove all identifying information from your application and application documents.

Late applications (past 11:59 pm, 1st of the month, two months prior of departure month) will not be considered.

Applications will be peer-reviewed and applicants notified on their application status three-four weeks after the application deadline.

Applications will be evaluated using the Travel Grant Application Rubrics . Please note that the Travel Grants Program is highly competitive. On average, only 40% of all applicants are awarded funding.

If your application isn’t selected for funding, you can reach out to the Director of Travel for a summary of reviewers’ comments on your application.

If your application is awarded, be sure to follow the instructions in the award letter diligently. Not doing so could prevent you from receiving reimbursements.

Graduate Student Travel Grant

The Graduate Student Travel Grant Competition is sponsored by the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships and will be held during Research Week. The award provides $500 to up to three WSU graduate students in support of travel that advances their research, scholarship, or creative activities.

Public Presentations Event

Join in to support your colleagues competing for an RA & $10k Seed Grant and to hear about their exciting research!

Time and Place

2:00 – 3:00, October 16, 2023, via Zoom.

Application Process (Closed)

• Submit a proposal using the form below, summarizing the proposed use of the funds and how it will further your graduate education.
• Finalists selected from the pool of applicants will give a 3–5 minute pitch to a panel of reviewers. The panel will select the awardees from the finalists based on the strength of their proposals and pitches.
• Deadline: 5:00 pm, September 25, 2023

Eligibility

• This competition is open to WSU graduate students systemwide.
• Awardee must work with their finance manager to have the funds transferred from the Office of Research by December 1, 2023.

*An earlier due date was circulated in prior communications. The date listed here is correct.

Public Pitch

During Research Week 2023, the competitor will give a 3–5 minute pitch to a general WSU audience and the review panel. The pitch should convey the core ideas, purpose, and expected benefits of the proposed travel to a non-specialist, multi-disciplinary audience . A short question and answer period will follow. The review panel will select the most promising and compelling project to receive the award/s.

Note: Based on number of written applications received, applicants may be shortlisted for the public presentation. The Office of Research will contact applicants with further instructions after October 2.

The successful projects will be announced on October 19 and recognized during the Research Week awards ceremony on October 20.

Please submit any questions to the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships ( [email protected] ).

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Student Travel Grants

Taking part in conferences, legislative trips, and competitions give you the opportunity to learn and grow while developing connections which will serve you for years to come. To maximize your professional development opportunities, the college offers student travel grants.

Student Travel Grant Policy

To be considered for a CPPS Dean’s student travel grant, supporting registration and/or travel, the event must be in-person and students must be engaged in one of the following activities:

• Competing at the conference
• Representing the college as a delegate to the conference
• Presenting at the conference
• Receiving an award or scholarship at the conference
• Student Travel Grants Application
• Travel Expense Reimbursement Request Form

Students may be funded once each academic year for up to $500 toward transportation and registration fee for in-person conferences not otherwise covered through other means. The award will be adjusted upon receipt of other travel awards from other organizations. The CPPS expects that costs submitted are reasonable and prudent, planned ahead to purchase by early-bird deadlines, and actually incurred by the submitter. In no case will more than $500 be applied to transportation to/from the conference or more than $250 be applied to registration fee.

Completed applications must be received by the close of business 14 days prior to travel.

The Dean’s Office will review the applications according to the guidelines above. The approval is acknowledging approval of your qualifications for reimbursement. It is not promising you an amount that will be reimbursed.

The award will be adjusted upon receipt of other travel awards from other organizations. The college attempts to make sure expenses for registration and travel to the conference (airfare, bus, fuel/gas) are covered. Please understand that all your expenses will not be covered.

Additional Notes

• The college is not currently awarding travel grants for virtual events.
• These awards are subject to the availability of funds and will not be an automatic award.
• A clear description of why this investment in professional development is valuable to the student and the college will be necessary.
• Additional awards may be possible for extraordinary opportunities. The application process is the same but must clearly describe the extraordinary opportunity.
• All awards are paid after the travel has occurred , there are no advance payments.

Travel Reimbursement Policies

CPPS travel grants, PPSO officer travel support, ASWSU-HS travel grants

Call Lori Henderson at 509-368-6674 if you are unsure about any of these instructions. Do not depend on what you or a friend did last year or what someone else tells you. Ask before you travel. It is up to you to submit your expenses correctly according to our current policies.

Reimbursement

Requests for reimbursement, along with original receipts, must be submitted within 60 days after the end of travel.

Submit receipts and your completed Travel Reimbursement Form to Lori Henderson or to Sarah Kohler in PBS 130, Spokane. If you are out of the area you may mail or e-mail them to: WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Attention: Lori Henderson, PBS 130, 412 East Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA 99202-213 – [email protected] . If you are in Yakima, you may submit your paperwork to Kim Wakeman who will send to Lori.

• You must submit original paid receipts or receipts that have been e-mailed as original.
• Receipts must show your name, amount paid and show either a zero balance owed or the payment description (e.g. VISA 1234).
• You will need paid receipts for airline, lodging, registration and transportation.
• Copies of bank statements, canceled checks or credit card statements are not allowed. You must have the paid receipts.

Airfare should be booked at the least expensive economy ticket and carrier and planned well enough ahead of time to maximize the best deals. Tickets purchased at rate significantly higher than the average for others attending the same conference will be reimbursed at the lower average rate. Seat upgrades are not reimbursable.

You may use Orbitz, Travelocity, or Expedia, but you MUST obtain a paid receipt. The receipt should show your name with detailed payment amounts broken out for lodging, airfare and transportation and a zero amount owed. You will NOT be reimbursed unless you have the properly detailed receipt.

WSU recommends use of commercial lodging facilities but facilities such as AirBnB are allowed. Please remember it is always necessary to obtain a paid receipt clearly identifying lodging costs per night and the dates for the stay if lodging reimbursement has been approved by PPSO or ASWSU-HS.

Meals receipts are not required. If approved for meal reimbursement, you will be paid a per diem amount for each meal.

Please note: meals are rarely approved for Student Travel Awards.

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All students are encouraged to consider becoming a GPSA senator or Executive. These positions are a great opportunity to make a difference on campus. All GPSA members are free to participate in senate meetings, GPSA events, or volunteer for a University or GPSA committee (you do not have to be a senator or executive to participate).

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The Graduate and Professional Association (GPSA) advocates for students at the university, state, and federal levels. Our Vice President of Legislative Affairs (VPLA) and Legislative Committee spearhead efforts to increase political awareness and engagement among students while lobbying administrators and legislators for a more affordable and accessible education experience for all graduate and professional students.