The Faculty of Medicine Travel Award Program is established with the primary objective of supporting graduate student participation in national or international conferences for the presentation of their original research. There will be two award competitions annually. The application deadline for these Awards are April 30 and October 31 annually.
Applications will be open April 1 - April 30 and
October 1 - October 31 annually.
Grant Amount and Authorized Expenditures
The Katheryn Weldon Travel Award, Northwater Capital Travel Award and the Faculty of Medicine Travel Award are currently valued up to $2,000.
This grant is intended to help cover the actual costs associated with attending conferences, including expenses related to transportation, registration fees, accommodation, meals, and other essential expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
This award is open to all Dalhousie graduate students currently enrolled in a Faculty of Medicine graduate program.
Eligible recipients must have demonstrated excellence in research.
Conferences and other travel eligible for the award will take place within 6 months of this award closing date.
Eligible recipients of the Northwater Capital Travel Award must have demonstrated excellence in research within the broad areas of aging or age-related diseases/conditions.
Preference for the Katheryn J Weldon Award will be given to students with research in the field of Alzheimer’s, liver disease or diabetes.
To claim this award, students will need to submit expenses with receipts. If your departments has already paid for some or all of your expenses, those expenses will not qualify for these awards.
Submission Process
Applications must be completed by the student and the supervisor.
Applications must be submitted in in SharePoint and must contain the following
A completed application form and,
A copy of conference registration and acceptance.
File naming format for uploads: Student’s Last Name_Student’s First Name_Travel Award
Deadline and Competition Schedule
The application deadline for these Travel Awards, The Katheryn Weldon Travel Award, Northwater Capital Travel Award and the Faculty of Medicine Travel Award, are April 30 and October 31 annually.
Award Selection Process
The selection of award recipients will be carried out by the Scholarship and Awards Committee and will be overseen by the Faculty of Medicine Research Advisory Committee (RAC).
The selection criteria may include type of presentation, financial need, and quality of the abstract.
If more than one travel award application is received from the same department, MRDO will request the graduate coordinator or the supervisor provide a cover letter including a ranking of the submissions and the rational. This information would be used to ensure fair distribution of funds across laboratories should we be required to make such decisions.
