Checklist For Graduate Student Travel / Research Bursary Page 2

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Office of the Dean
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
512 Henry Marshall Tory Building
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6
Tel: (613) 520-2525
Fax: (613) 520-4049
Graduate Student Travel / Research Bursary (GSTRB)
Terms and Conditions
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs provides funds to students in financial need who
require assistance to conduct or disseminate their research. The fund may cover a portion of the cost
related to research activities such as field travel and supplies, long-distance telephone charges,
questionnaire publication, translation, mailing, and the cost of copying journal articles. In addition, it
may cover costs related to attend a scholarly conference at which the graduate student is presenting a
paper. The fund is intended to cover modest costs where other sources of support are not available.
Costs not covered under this bursary include: costs associated with interview subjects, honoraria, the
cost of copying the graduate thesis, and attendance at scholarly conferences where no paper is being
presented.
The bursary account contains a limited amount of fund. Approval of each application is dependent on the
availability of funds. It is not possible to fund all applications in any given term. Applications are considered
on a case-by-case and first-come-first served basis. Students are restricted to one application and one
conference per academic year (September to August). However, if funds are available, a second application
may be considered within the same academic year.
Deadline for Applications
Application forms must be submitted to your department at least one month in advance of the expected
travel activity. Retroactive applications will not be approved.
Registration Requirement and Eligibility
Students requesting funds for either research or travel must be registered full-time in the term in which the
bursary is approved (for research) and the travel occurs. Students conducting research will normally be
registered in the thesis, research essay or major research project course
Application Requirements
The following constitutes a complete application:
Completed Graduate Student Travel / Research Bursary application form
A complete budget and rationale for requiring the bursary
A letter of support from the student’s thesis supervisor
Official confirmation from the conference organizer that the student’s paper has been accepted for
presentation if the bursary is to assist with the costs associated with presenting a paper at an academic
conference.
Report Requirement
Students are required to submit a report after attending the conference or conducting research, to include
proof of attendance (e.g., boarding passes, registration fee receipt). Please submit these documents to your
department. If the travel is not completed for any reason, the amount of the bursary must be reimbursed in
full.
Revised: July 2011

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