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The Office of Graduate Studies encourages graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to apply for funding to attend conferences in which they will present research related to their graduate work.
 

Making the Request

Graduate students who wish to attend a conference to present research related to their program at the University can apply for partial funding through the Graduate Dean's Office. To apply, students must:

• Complete the Travel Fund Request form.
• Have their mentor fill out the appropriate section.
• Submit the form to their department chairperson for completion.
• The chairperson will then forward the form to the Graduate Dean.

Please note that submitting a request does not guarantee funding. All funding requests must be submitted at least two weeks before travel and before the conference takes place in order to allow time for processing. Students are eligible for only one travel grant per fiscal year (June 1 - May 31).

Conferences After Graduation

Travel funding will not be awarded for conferences scheduled after a student graduates.

Policy for Students with N Grade(s) and/or NF Grade(S)

Any student who submits a Student Request for Funding to the Dean鈥檚 Office and has incomplete course(s) with N grade(s) and/or course(s) with NF grade(s) on academic transcripts, your request will be held pending successful completion of the course(s) with the N grade.

When the incomplete course(s) are graded (from 鈥淣鈥� to letter grade), you must email GSDean@villanova.edu in order for the Dean to reconsider the travel funding request.

If You're Approved

Applicants will be notified if any funding is available by the Office of the Graduate Dean via email.  Instructions for reimbursement will be included in that email.

Reimbursement

If your travel expenses exceed the total amount of your travel award, we are unable to pay you more than what was awarded to you. 

If your travel expenses are less than the total award amount, we will reimburse you for that lower amount rather than the higher requested amount.