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MacMillan Center International Conference Travel Grants
Award Amount
up to $800
Competition Type
Yale
Brief Description:
COVID-19 Update: Students may receive the McMC Conference grant for in-person or virtual conferences in the U.S. and overseas.
Ph.D. students may apply for up to $800 to support travel to recognized professional domestic or international conferences and academic meetings as a
presenter
(session chair or discussant).
The student's presentation must be on an international topic.
The grant supplements funds that the student can receive from their home department or from the conference if it provides travel subsidies. The grant is available to Ph.D. students in programs in the Humanities and the Social Sciences, and to select Ph.D. programs in the professional schools that could have a humanities or a social sciences dimension such as in Architecture, F&ES, Law, Public Health, and Nursing. Programs in the Biological Sciences (except F&ES, Public Health, and Nursing), Engineering & Applied Science, and the Physical Sciences are not eligible for the grant since they fall outside MacMillan Center’s mandates. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
Description:
COVID-19 Update: Students may receive the McMC Conference grant for in-person or virtual conferences in the U.S. and overseas. Students awarded the McMC Conference grant for virtual conferences will be reimbursed for any conference fees and, if applicable, membership fees.
Ph.D. students may apply to support travel to recognized professional domestic or international conferences as a
presenter
(session chair or discussant).
T
he student's presentation must be on an international topic.
Students presenting on non-international topics should submit the request for funding to the Graduate Student Assembly Conference Travel Fellowship
https://bit.ly/3aAoWIS
.
The grant supplements funds that the student can receive from their home department or from the conference if it provides travel subsidies. The grant is available to Ph.D. students in the humanities and social science programs. It is also available to select Ph.D. programs in the professional schools that could have a humanities or a social sciences dimension, such as in Architecture, F&ES, Law, Public Health, and Nursing. Programs in the Biological Sciences (except F&ES, Public Health, and Nursing), Engineering & Applied Science, and the Physical Sciences are not eligible for the grant since they fall outside the MacMillan Center’s mandates. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
Each Ph.D. student can apply for
one
Conference Travel Grant
per cycle
from September 1, 2023 - June 15, 2024.
The grant will require a simple application that has to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the conference dates.
Funds will be processed and disbursed
as a reimbursement
after the necessary receipts have been submitted to the MacMillan Center Business Office. Receipts need to be submitted within 10 days after completing travel, and no reimbursements will be processed after 45 days.
Please refer to the
Reimbursement Policies and Procedures
.
Application Information:
All applications must be submitted through this database.
The application must include:
The conference details - Official title, dates, and place
Brief description of the presentation topic that clarifies its international angle
Basic budget (
registration fee, transportation, visa fees, and lodging only)
Proof that the paper was accepted
Funds received from the department, other Yale units, or the conference itself
The application must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the conference dates.
Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis. The applications are reviewed on the 1st and the 15th day of each month (except for holidays and school breaks).
For more information, contact
macmillan.fellowships@yale.edu
.
Special Eligibility Requirements:
Graduating students, if the proposed conference commences after their official graduation date, are
not
eligible for funding from this fellowship.
Restrictions to Use of Award:
Grants can pay for the conference registration fee, transportation, visa fees, and lodging only. Meals will need to be covered by other sources.
For virtual conferences, only the registration fees and, if applicable, the membership fee will be reimbursed.
This grant cannot be used to pay for language or other courses, trainings, job interviews, or workshops.
Links to Additional Information:
Graduate Student Assembly Conference Travel Fellowship
https://bit.ly/3aAoWIS
Department of Political Science Conference Travel Award
https://politicalscience.yale.edu/academics/graduate-program/funding-professional-development-resources
South Asian Studies Council Conference Grant for Graduate Students
https://bit.ly/3rnSf85
Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies - Fall Semester, Winter and Spring Break Travel/Conference Award
https://bit.ly/3au1KvI
European Studies Council - Fall Semester, Winter and Spring Break Travel/Conference Award
https://bit.ly/3cKTvhp
Council on African Studies - Graduate Student Conference/Research Award
https://bit.ly/39LDu9i
Contact Information:
For questions about this application, please contact Anja Koirala at
anja.koirala@yale.edu
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Begin Accepting Applications Date:
9/01/2023
Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):
6/15/2024 1:00 PM
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