Funding caps per application and fiscal year

Yearly funding caps: GPSA has implemented funding caps per fiscal year (the fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30 for any given year). The breakdown for international vs. domestic travel caps per fiscal year is below: 

  • $2,000 – Travel within North America 
  • $4,000 – International travel
  • $4,000 – Maximum funding cap for both North American and international travel
  • $2000 - Mazimum cumulative funding cap for all types of applications, except international travel

Application funding caps: GPSA has implemented funding caps per application. The breakdown for international vs. domestic travel caps per application is below:

  • $800 for travel to present research at conferences in North America. 
  • $1,200 for travel to present research at international conferences. 
  • $500 for travel to present or trained at wet lab/workshop or preceptorship 
  • $500 for internship & preceptorship travel 
  • $500 for professional development opportunities (workshops and conference attendance without presenting research, professional training, certifications, exhibitions, performances, competitions, foreign language instruction, etc.). 
  • $100 for intercampus travel.

RUBRIC

Type of presentation:

  • In-person panel or oral presentation - 15 points
  • In-person poster presentation - 10 points
  • Virtual panel or oral presentation - 15 points
  • Virtual poster presentation - 10 points
  • Other, please explain - 10 points

Authorship:

  • 1st and the presenting author - 15 points
  • 2nd and the presenting author - 10 points
  • 3rd and the presenting author - 10 points
  • 4th and the presenting author - 10 points
  • Other, please explain - 10 points

Faculty Evaluation: Advisor/Department Chair Approval Form

Conference Tier

Importance    

Points

 

1

1

3

 

2

6

 

3

9

 

4

12

 

5

15

2

1

2

 

2

4

 

3

6

 

4

8

 

5

10

3

1

1

 

2

2

 

3

3

 

4

4

 

5

5

Example: In-person panel or oral presentation, 1ST presenting author, and conference tier of 1 and importance of 5 will give 15 + 15 +15 =45 points. If budget conditions are good, this individual will get 100% of the requested refund.