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Graduate Award Information
Information for the following awards is found below:
- Travel Awards
- Graduate Research and Project Grants
- Graduate Enhancement Awards
- USU Libraries Program to Support Open-Access Publishing
Travel Awards
The old GSS Graduate Student Professional Conference Awards have been phased out. They have been replaced by the RGS Graduate Student Travel Awards and are now handled by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. More information on requirements, eligibility, and the amount of remaining funds can be found at: http://research.usu.edu/rgsgradtravelawards/
| Total money available: | $50,000 |
| Amount of each award: | $200 - $400 depending on criteria and matching funds |
| Application: | http://research.usu.edu/rgsgradtravelawards/htm/apply |
| Note: | Awards are given out on a first-come-first serve basis until the money dedicated to that semester runs out. |
Graduate Research and Project Grants
The purpose of this award to provide funding to help exceptional projects and research. While we will take the financial need of the applicants into account, this award will be primarily merit-based and will be awarded to the projects that show the most potential for original research and broader impacts.
| Total money available: | $12,000 |
| Amount of each award: | Up to $1,000 |
| Number of awards given out: | At least 12 |
| Applications due: | November 19th, 2012 by 5pm, must be emailed to asusugradrep@aggiemail.usu.edu |
| Application: | Click here to download application [pdf] |
Graduate Enhancement Awards
The purpose of this award is to support outstanding graduate students at USU who have consistently shown a track record of excellence. This year, we have redone the application in order to make the award merit-based, as it has historically been need-based. Please see the FAQ for more information.
| Total money available: | $80,000 |
| Amount of each award: | $4,000 |
| Number of awards given out: | 20 |
| Applications due: | March 11, 2013 by 5pm |
| Application: | Click here to download application [pdf] |
| FAQ: | Read the FAQ [pdf] |
USU Libraries Program to Support Open-Access Publishing
This is a program run by the library that funds graduate student and faculty publications in open access journals. It grants up to $1,500 to cover journal processing fees as long as matching funds are provided. Awards are given out on a first come first serve basis. For more information, visit: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/oadc/6/