MIE Graduate Student Travel Grants
The MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant Program is designed to support the conference-related expenses of MIE graduate students. See the U of T Guidelines for Travel and Other Reimbursable Expenses for a list of eligible expenses.
Up to 24 travel grants of C$750 (maximum) will be awarded each year, distributed over three application periods. The MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant Program is by reimbursement only – an award will be withdrawn if an awardee does not attend the conference.
Criteria
An MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant is provided for domestic or international travel to an academic or industry-related conference where the grantee will present a poster or paper, or participate as a panelist.
Graduate students can receive no more than one grant every 24 months.
Grant applications must be received by the deadlines indicated below. A completed and signed application must be submitted to the MIE Graduate Studies Office.
Applications are reviewed on the basis of the following criteria:
- the level of participation of the applicant in the conference (i.e. paper, presentation, poster, invited talk);
- the academic and professional merit of the candidate;
- the degree to which the activity will enhance the academic experience of the MIE graduate student and/or expand his/her networks with other leading scholars or institutions.
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Application procedure
Complete the MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant Application form and email it to Jho Nazal in the MIE Graduate Studies Office (). Do NOT submit additional material with the form. Then arrange for your supervisor to send a letter of support to the same address.
Timelines
Applications for MIE Graduate Student Travel Grants are invited three times a year: fall, winter and summer. Applications are due one month prior to each application period.
| December 1 |
December 15 |
Jan 1 - Apr 30 |
| April 1 |
April 15 |
May 1 - Aug 31 |
| August 1 |
August 15 |
Sept 1 - Dec 31 |
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Making your travel claim
If you are a recipient of a Travel Grant, you will be directed to contact the MIE Financial Administrator for reimbursement of your expenses (travel advances will not be granted). If your expenses total less than C$750, you will be reimbursed for the amount spent. Any expenses you incur over this amount must be covered by other means. In order for the Department of MIE to process your travel claim, you must provide a detailed account of all your expenses.
During the conference:
Collect and save all receipts! Tip: Number your loose receipts and tape them to blank sheets of paper.
After the conference:
Within one month of returning from the conference, students must complete and submit a travel claim that includes the following:
- a completed expense form, available from MC134, along with original receipts for expenses being claimed (refer to Sections A and B of How To Claim an Expense Reimbursement);
- proof of conference registration;
- proof of participation (for example, copy of program showing your name and participation).
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Recent Recipients
August 2011:
Winnie Chen,
Jeff Harris,
Ashish Macwan,
Velibor Misic,
Aaron Persad,
Nima Tabatabaei,
Yi Zheng.
April 2011:
Sanaz Arabzadeh Esfarjani,
Maliheh Aramon Bajestani,
Hay Azulay,
Michael Beeler,
Jeanie Chan,
Ben Cornwell-Mott,
Brendan Eagan,
Gregory Hallihan,
James Hinebaugh,
Mahmoud Kadoura,
Michael Kim,
Craig Metcalfe,
Meghdad Saffaripour,
Janet Sung,
Edwin Wang,
Jue Wang.
December 2010:
Amir Ameli,
Zishu Liu,
Amir Mohajerani,
Lorna Wong.
August 2010:
Mohammed Jalal Ahamed,
Christine Chan,
Hamid Ghaffari,
Corey Kiassat,
Lian Leng,
Linus Leung,
Jonathan Li,
Brendan MacDonald.
April 2010:
Henry Chu,
Raymond Chu,
Poorya Ferdowsi,
Hadi Ghasemi,
Rui Jiang,
Bahman Lashkari,
Danielle Lottridge,
Matthew Mackay,
Sameh Saad,
Pedram Sahba,
Michael Schertzer,
Dan Sellan,
Daria Terekhov,
Tommy Tzanetakis.
December 2009:
Shahrokh Azari,
Brandon Chen,
Jonathan Lesage,
Chao Liu,
Aaron Price,
Suthan Srigunapalan,
Sharareh Taghipour.
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