McKnight Doctoral and Dissertation Fellows at the University of Miami are eligible to apply for a one-time travel award of an amount up to $1,000 to present at a scholarly conference or to present and/or attend a professional meeting. Although Fellows are not required to present at the scholarly conference or meeting attended, advisors must support attendance at the conference or meeting as a worthwhile endeavor and the Graduate School must approve.
If you are approved by the Graduate School to receive the travel support, you will be required to provide documentation of attendance and expenses incurred related to the conference/meeting (e.g. conference/meeting agenda, itemized receipts and invoices) in order to receive the travel support. The travel support will come in the form of a reimbursement to the student upon the student's return from the conference/meeting and only after the student has submitted all required documentation needed for reimbursement.
Examples of qualifying expenses
Reimbursement to students who attend, speak, or present at a conference or meeting, or visit a field site or off-campus laboratory, will be considered financial aid UNLESS the travel
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Prior to the travel, the Fellow must submit the McKnight Fellow Travel Support Application. The Graduate School will review the request to ensure that the anticipated travel falls within the scope of the travel support and is deemed a reimbursable expense. Only if this request is approved by the Graduate School, and the terms of the travel support outlined above are met, will the travel support be provided. McKnight Fellows must complete the McKnight Fellow Travel Support Application prior to the travel.
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