Undergraduate Travel Award - Fall

The Undergraduate Travel Award provides a one-time award (amount subject to variation) to an undergraduate Psychology student to support student travel to a professional conference in the field of psychology. Students are evaluated using criteria such as academic excellence, research experience, leadership, conference travel proposal and budget.

How to Apply
To be considered for this opportunity, log in and complete the General Application on your WiSH dashboard at https://wisc.academicworks.com/applications, as well as the individual Undergrad Travel Award application.

Conditions of Award
Students must be a full-time, declared psychology major intending to attend, or present at, a professional conference in the field of Psychology. Student financial aid packages can be impacted by scholarship awards. It is recommended that students contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at https://financialaid.wisc.edu to learn about potential impact on current aid packages. Please note that awards generally do not exceed $1,000. Additionally, selection as a Travel Award recipient does not guarantee your full funding request will be met. Partial award amounts may be offered, pending availability of funds.

Award
up to $1000
Organizations
Department of Psychology
Deadline
10/15/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. 9-Digit Campus ID Number (No Dashes or Spaces, please)
  4. Wisc Email Address
  5. In what semester do you plan to graduate? (Include Term and Year, for example: Spring 2025 or Fall 2026)
  6. What psychology-related conference do you wish to attend? (Provide the name of the conference).
  7. Where is the location of the conference (city, state, country)?
  8. What dates will you be attending the conference?
  9. Are you planning to present at the conference? In what capacity?
  10. If you are planning to present, please include a copy of the abstract of your session or poster. PDF file preferred. Name the file {lastname_firstname_Abstract}, for example Smith_Jane_Abstract.
  11. What is the total budget amount you are requesting to attend this conference? (Please list a total dollar amount).
  12. Please expand on your previous answer by providing an itemized budget request. Please list all anticipated individual expenses (example: cost of accommodations, cost of travel/flight, conference registration fee, etc.). (Note - you will be asked to provide proof of conference registration if you are selected for this award. You will submit this after award selections are made).
  13. Please upload a file, answering the following questions. PDF file preferred. Name the file {lastname_firstname_Questions}, for example Smith_Jane_Questions. Question 1: Please explain how attending this conference will benefit your education and professional development. Question 2: Please describe your short-term and long-term career goals after you graduate.
  14. Please upload a current resume, no more than 2 pages. If you need resume writing assistance, you can visit SuccessWorks (successworks.wisc.edu). Having your resume reviewed prior to submission is strongly encouraged. PDF file preferred. Name the file {lastname_firstname_Resume}, for example Smith_Jane_Resume.
  15. A letter of recommendation is required from a Faculty member. Please provide the name and email of your recommender. [Note that the recommendation should be submitted by the application deadline. So, please submit your recommendation request as soon as you're able to give your recommender time to complete their recommendation].
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