Fund Details
European Studies Council - Fall Semester, Winter Break, and Spring Semester Travel/Conference Award
Award Amount
up to $500
Competition Type
Yale

Brief Description:

European Studies Council’s Fall Semester/Winter/Spring Semester Travel Awards are available to Yale Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional School students who are members of the European Studies Student Affiliates Network to help defray travel costs for short-term research trips or trips for conferences relating to Europe, Russia, or Eurasia. This is a supplemental award and awards will only be up to $500 per student.

Description:

European Studies Council’s Fall Semester/Winter/Spring Semester Travel Awards are available to Yale Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional School students to help defray travel costs for short-term research trips or trips for conferences relating to Europe, Eurasia, or Russia. This is a supplemental award and awards will only be up to $500 per student.   
 
To be eligible for this award, applicants must be members of the European Studies Council’s Student Affiliates Network. Awards will be up to $500 and will be paid as reimbursements for substantiated expenses that conform to Yale travel and expenditure policies.  
 
Funds will be disbursed only when the student presents their receipts to the MacMillan Center Business Office that will monitor expenses and process payments. Receipts need to be submitted to macmillan.finance@yale.edu within 10 days after completing travel or receiving their award letter, whichever happens second. More information about reimbursements: https://ovef.macmillan.yale.edu/resources-rpp  

For more information, contact European Studies at european.studies@yale.edu

Applications will be reviewed based on the following deadlines: 
Fall: Travel from Aug 28 – Nov 19; Application opens August 28; Applications due 9/16/24 1:00 PM ET 

Winter: Travel from Nov 20 – Feb 18; Application opens after September 17; Applications due 10/15/24 1:00PM ET 

Spring: Travel from Feb 19 – May 19; Application opens December 1; Applications due 1/27/25 1:00PM ET
 

All applications will be reviewed after the corresponding deadline date above. A letter or email of recommendation is necessary and must be submitted by the deadline date. Due to the volume of applications received, late submissions will not be accepted. Summer travel does not qualify for this grant. 

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Application Information:

Notifications of awards will be made shortly after each deadline. Please submit your receipts for reimbursements within 10 business days of your return or receiving your award letter, whichever happens second. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture. 
 
Applicants must submit a project description describing the European, Russian, or Eurasian focus and include dates and locations of travel, unofficial transcript, proof of conference participation, A letter or email of recommendation, and budget including total of estimated expenses and noting available sources of and applications for other funds. Equipment purchases are not allowed. There is no reimbursement for food. Reimbursements will only be for travel, accommodations, or conference registration fees. 
 
For conference grant proposals, note that Ph.D. students should apply for MacMillan Center International Conference Travel grants first. MA students are prioritized for conference grants.

Upon your return, please submit a report with photos of your research. More information is noted in the award letter. 

For more information, contact European Studies at european.studies@yale.edu

Restrictions to Use of Award:

Grants can pay for transportation, conference registration fee, and lodging only. Meals will need to paid from other sources.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: All undergraduate students must adhere to the Yale University International Travel Policy. For more information go to http://www.yale.edu/yalecol/international/travel/policy.html 

Yale University policy requires that certain types of research projects involving human subjects be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the start of the study to ensure that the project meets University Policy and any other applicable regulations. To see if your project needs to be reviewed, for advice on working with human subjects, and for more information about the IRB process and requirements go to http://www.yale.edu/hsc/Investigator/Student_projects.pdf .

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Carly Koebel at carly.koebel@yale.edu

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