Brief Description:

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 enrolled at Yale University 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, Drama, 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:

Ph.D. students may apply to support travel to recognized professional domestic or international conferences as a presenter (session chair or discussant).The 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.

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, Drama, 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.

PhD students may apply for one Conference Travel Grant per cycle, either from the GSA or the MacMillan Center CTF, between September 1 and June 15. Students who have previously received a Conference Travel Grant may reapply in future years, but funding will only be provided if all first-time applicants have been accommodated. The application period closes each fiscal year on June 15 and reopens with new applications, typically on September 1. Students planning to present at a conference during the summer months (June, July, or August) must apply by June 15. If unable to meet this deadline, they should contact macmillan.fellowships@yale.edu. Students with conferences on or after September 1 should apply during the upcoming application cycle, not in the previous year's cycle.

Funds will be processed and disbursed as a reimbursement after the conference has concluded and all required documents have been submitted to the MacMillan Center. For detailed information, please refer to the reimbursement policies and procedures on our website. Please note that all documents must be submitted within 30 days of completing travel, and no reimbursements will be issued for submissions made after 45 days.

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 (proof of presentation)
Funds received from the department, other Yale units, or the conference itself

Applications must be submitted at least 30 days before the conference dates. Exceptions will be made for conferences occurring in September.

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:

Due to high demand and to ensure equitable access to funding:

PhD students in years 3-5 of their programs have priority for funding.
Students in years 1-2 and 6 are then eligible for funding if funds are available.
Students who receive the award may apply again in future years but will only receive funding after all first-time applicants are accommodated.

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 more information please refer to the Reimbursement Policies and Procedures.

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
Department of Political Science Conference Travel Award
South Asian Studies Council Conference Grant for Graduate Students
Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies - Fall Semester, Winter and Spring Break Travel/Conference Award
European Studies Council - Fall Semester, Winter and Spring Break Travel/Conference Award
Council on African Studies - Graduate Student Conference/Research Award

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Anja Koirala at anja.koirala@yale.edu

Search Filters:

Current Year of Study

PhD Pre-Candidacy
PhD Post-Candidacy

Term of Award

Summer
Spring
Fall
Academic Year

Grant or Fellowship Purpose

Citizenship Status

U.S. citizens are eligible
Non-U.S. citizens are eligible

Current FAS Graduate School Discipline

GS A&S Humanities - American Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Classics
GS A&S Humanities - Comparative Literature
GS A&S Humanities - East Asian Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - English Lang & Lit
GS A&S Humanities - Film Studies
GS A&S Humanities - French
GS A&S Humanities - Germanic Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - History
GS A&S Humanities - History of Art
GS A&S Humanities - History of Medicine and Science
GS A&S Humanities - Italian Lang & Lit
GS A&S Humanities - Medieval Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Music
GS A&S Humanities - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
GS A&S Humanities - Philosophy
GS A&S Humanities - Religious Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Renaissance Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Slavic Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - Spanish and Portuguese
GS A&S Social Science - African American Studies
GS A&S Social Science - Anthropology
GS A&S Social Science - Archaeological Studies
GS A&S Social Science - East Asian Studies
GS A&S Social Science - Economics
GS A&S Social Science - Linguistics
GS A&S Social Science - Management
GS A&S Social Science - Political Science
GS A&S Social Science - Psychology
GS A&S Social Science - Sociology
GS A&S Social Science - Statistics

Current Professional School Discipline

Dra - D. Fine Arts
School of Epidemiology and Public Health All
FES - Ph.D
Law - JD
Law - J.S.D
School of Nursing All

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

9/01/2024

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):

6/15/2025 1:00 PM

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