2023 Graduate Student Travel Awards

Travel Awards provide financial support to UF Graduate students to present their water-related research (focused on terrestrial water systems and their interactions with human, coastal and atmospheric systems) at a national or international conference.

Award Details

UF graduate students can request up to $1,000 for travel. The award will be disbursed as a reimbursement upon submission of receipts following UF travel directives.

Airfare and registration may be paid in advance under certain circumstances.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Must be a UF graduate student at least one full semester after return from the conference
  • Research must focus on terrestrial water systems and their interactions with human, coastal and atmospheric systems. 
  • Must present at a national or international conference  
  • Must be the presenting author
  • Faculty advisor must be a Water Institute Affiliate Faculty member
  • Abstract must have been submitted
  • Must provide clear budget justification 

Application Materials

  • Application form
  • Proof of abstract submission
  • Estimated travel budget (see budget template)

Requirements

  • Acknowledgement of Water Institute support on poster/presentation
  • Present research at a Water Institute event (e.g., seminar or symposium)
  • Travel expense report must be submitted within two weeks of return

Deadlines and Decisions

Applications are accepted at the start of every semester and close on the following dates:

Spring Semester Summer Semester Fall Semester
March 15, 2023 May 24, 2023 September 1, 2023

Decision Dates:

Spring Semester Summer Semester Fall Semester
March 30, 2023 June 7, 2023 September 15, 2023

Contact

Paloma Carton de Grammont
Assistant Director 
palomacgl@ufl.edu
352-294-7744

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED