Professional Development and Conference Travel Grants

The Physics Department has funding available through the Professional Deveopment Grant to provide students the opportunity to attend conferences, present posters, give talks and participate in other professional development opportunities.

Award criteria:

• Students must complete the application.
• Students must first/also apply to Rackham Conference Travel Grant or Rackham Research Grant.
• Students must also request funding from their advisor.
• Applicants must be PhD students enrolled in the Physics Department and must be in good academic standing.
• Funds should be requested ahead of attending the conference. No application will be considered for funding retroactively.

Award Amount: A student may receive only one grant award per academic year (September - August).

• Students can request up to $500 per academic year (September - August) if also awarded a Rackham Grant, and up to $750 per academic year if not awarded a Rackham Grant. Per diem (food) funding is not included.

Deadline: Awards are provided on a rolling basis. Applications must be received at least three weeks prior to the conference. Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.

Notification:

• Applicants will be notified of the results in writing.
• All awards are taxable; international students will have taxes withheld prior to receiving funds so actual award amount will be less than indicated above. 
• No application will be considered for funding retroactively. For questions, please contact Physics Student Services (physics.sso@umich.edu).

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