Travel Grant Information
Travel Grant Information
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Application Instructions: PDF
Deadline to apply for Spring 2010 Grants: December 1, 2009
Each year, starting in spring 2010, the GSO awards ten travel grants (five per semester) in the amount of $500 to deserving graduate students. Three awards are given each semester, with the intention of facilitating graduate student attendance at academic conferences and research forums. Previous to spring 2010, the number of grants was lower.
To qualify for a Spring 2010 grant your trip must be between: January 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 and outside the Boston area
Who is eligible: Any graduate student from a departments represented at 3 or more GSO meetings in Fall 2009 (see below for attendance to date)
Congratulations to the following Fall 2009 winners!
Michael Luca, Economics. Paper
entitled: "Are Competing Insurers Bad for your Health?" Another paper (this one co-authored with Jon Smith) was "Media Incentives and Quality Reporting"
Michael presented this paper at the 7th World Congress on Health Economics. This conference took place in Bejing, China in July 2009.
Matthew Pierce, Division for Religious and Theological Studies. Paper
entitled: "Remembering Fatima: Emerging Female Authorities and Enduring Sectarian Identities."
Matthew will present this paper at Women, Leadership and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority. This conference will take place at St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK in October 2009.
Andrew Shryock, Musicology. Paper
entitled: "The Faithful Text: Oratorio Word-Books and Handel's Audience."
Andrew will present this paper at the "Handel, Purcell, & Literature" conference, which will take place at The Institute of Musical Research, London, England in November 2009
Eligible departments for Spring 2010 Grants:
| Applied Linguistics | Art History | Astronomy |
| Archaeology | Biology | Program in Neuroscience |
| Computer Science | Earth Science | Economics |
| English | Geography and Environment | History |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Music | Philosophy |
| Physics | Political Science | Psychology |
| Religion | Romance Studies | Sociology |
There have been 4 meetings in the Fall 2009 semester, with 1 remaining. Speak with your Department Representative(s) if you would like to apply and have concerns about your department's attendance record (see PDF below). Or attend a meeting yourself in order to represent your department if you are currently under-represented! With only one remaining meeting and no departments with 2 attendances so far, no other departments will be eligible that are not already listed above for Spring 2010 travel grants.
Attendance Record (Fall 2009): PDF
Applications must be emailed to the GSO at gso@bu.edu. Applicants who submit via email will receive email confirmation of receipt. PLEASE DO NOT send applications via USPS or campus mail, these methods usually result in delayed or lost applications.