The Graduate Programs Office sponsors a travel award to help support graduate students who will be presenting papers or posters at meetings of professional organizations.

• The awards can be up to a maximum of $500 per student or $1,200 for a group of three or more.
• It is expected that the student will also receive some financial support from their program and/or college.
• In some cases, the amount of the award will match what the program and college contribute. (Example: If the program contributes $100 and the college $400, then the award would contribute $500.)
• Travel awards are for all EWU graduate students and priority will be given to support a wide variety of programs.
• REQUIREMENTS: Graduate students who:
  • Are full-time students
  • Have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.

• Applications are due at least one month prior to the travel.

Form Instructions

• Work with your program and college to secure travel funding.
• The total cost of travel will be a sum of all travel costs.
• Input how much the program and college are contributing.

Internal Process

• The student, Advisor and the Department Chair will be notified by email of the application decision.
• Students employed by EWU will coordinate travel through the department secretary and submit a Travel Authorization form. The department secretary, or other department staff, will obtain an index number from the Administrative Assistant for Graduate Studies. Reimbursement will be made upon return.
• Students not employed by EWU will submit receipts upon return of travel to the department secretary. The department secretary will prepare an invoice voucher for reimbursement to the student. Graduate Studies will prepare the purchase requisition.
• After department and/or college funding have been applied to the travel balance, the Graduate Student Travel award will be applied.
• The College Business Officer will collect receipts and provide the Graduate Programs Office information on how much of the award was used (within the approved amount).