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Student Support Funding

Note: This funding may be considered taxable income. Taxable amounts are withheld from awards for international students. Recipients should keep adequate records to support any expenses that may be excludable when filing income tax forms.

• Student Support (see below)
• Dissertation Enhancement Award

Student Support

Applications are due the 15th of each month prior to the month of travel (or the next business day if the office is closed).

Funds are available to degree-seeking graduate students for assistance with expenses relating to travel to present research at professional meetings only, and may be available for thesis or dissertation research. Student Support funding is not provided for participation in or presentation at professional workshops or tuition for coursework. Student Support funding guidelines have been revised. Priority order for funding in each cycle will be travel to conferences for: 1. doctoral students who have passed qualifying exams, 2. other doctoral students, and 3. master's degree students (due to budget restrictions, Master's students will not be funded in 2011-12). Funding for research projects is unavailable until further notice. See Guidelines.

In addition to completing and submitting the nomination form, it is important to read the Student Support Guidelines (which also contain a link to the nomination form) for information about these awards. In order to be eligible for Support Funding, students must:

1. be currently enrolled as a degree-seeking student in the UK Graduate School
2. be prepared to provide receipts for all expenses upon request by the Graduate School
3. submit proof from the conference that you are presenting, such as a conference agenda listing your name, an e-mail stating that your poster or abstract was accepted for presentation, etc. For research, provide a very brief statement describing research, along with location and research dates.

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   • For Travel to Professional Meeting/Conference
     All current graduate students are eligible to apply for Conference Support if they have been accepted to present research at a conference or professional meeting. Awards may total no more than $400 per student per fiscal year for presentations at domestic locations or $800 per fiscal year for presentations at international locations.
   • For Research or Research-Related Travel (currently unavailable)
     All current graduate students are eligible to apply for Research Support if they have specific expenses related to thesis or dissertation research. Awards may total no more than $400 per student per fiscal year for research at domestic locations or $800 per fiscal year for research at international locations. The research topic and trip must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Students may apply for one conference or research award per fiscal year. Students must submit the application with all required materials attached by the deadline to be considered. Depending on available support funding and program demand, awards might be for an amount less than the maximum allowed or for which the student has applied. Funding cannot be guaranteed.

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UK Credit Union Loan Program for Travel Support

For more information, contact the Student Support Officer
at grad.support@email.uky.edu, or call (859) 257-9684.

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