Graduate Student Conference Fund
Graduate Student Conference Funding is provided by the Graduate Student Assembly and the Provost's Office, and is managed by the Office of the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Education. The goal of the funding is to enable more Carnegie Mellon graduate students to make presentations at key conferences/ exhibitions in their fields or attend conferences and learn about the broader field of study to which they belong.
This award amount is $500 per student with a maximum amount of $1,000 per group. Awardees are selected through a lottery process on a quarterly basis. It is considered a partial source of support. Graduate students may not receive more than one conference award per academic year from this fund. Funds are disbursed through a reimbursement after the conference.
Deadlines:
- SUBMIT between June 1 and June 10, 2011 (for conferences between 7/1/11 and 9/30/11)
- SUBMIT between September 1 and September 16, 2011 (for conferences between 10/1/11 and 12/31/11 only)
- SUBMIT between December 1 and December 9, 2011 (for conferences between 1/1/12 and 3/31/12 only)
- SUBMIT between March 1 and March 9, 2012 (for conferences between 4/1/12 and 6/30/12 only)
Apply for G.S.A. Graduate Conference Funding here.
Heinz College Conference Fund
The Heinz College has a limited pool of funds to support students’ participation in professional conferences. Students are strongly encouraged to simultaneously submit a conference request to the G.S.A Graduate Conference Fund and the Heinz College Conference Fund. Students are eligible to receive up to $500 per academic year depending on the availability of funds, strength of application, and the role the student will play at the conference. Funding will be announced within 5 days after the submission deadline. Funds are disbursed through a reimbursement after the conference.
Review the conferences that Heinz students have attended in the past here.
Eligibility:
- Students are only eligible to receive funding for one conference per academic year from the Heinz Conference Fund.
- Doctoral students are not eligible for this fund.
- Students are not eligible to receive funding for conferences that occur after they have graduated.
- Approval will not be given retroactively if an application is submitted after the conference has begun.
- Students in poor academic standing will not be considered for funding.
- Priority will be given to professional conferences where the student is presenting a paper or poster.
Deadlines:
Funds are awarded on a quarterly basis in accordance with the following schedule. Students should submit their application in the quarter prior to the quarter in which the conference falls. The deadlines are as follows:
- SUBMIT before June 30th (for conferences between July 1st – September 30th)
- SUBMIT before September 30th (for conferences between October 1st – December 31st)
- SUBMIT before December 31st (for conferences between January 1st – March 31st)
- SUBMIT before March 31st (for conferences between April 1st – June 30th)
Fill out the application for Heinz College Conference Funding here. If you would like to apply for group funding, please contact Jackie Speedy directly.
Graduate Small project Help (GuSH) Funding
GuSH Research Funding is provided by the Graduate Student Assembly and the Provost's Office, and is managed by the Office of the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Education. GuSH funding is intended to help graduate students reach their full potential through the graduate work they do at Carnegie Mellon. These awards, for $750 each, are to be used against costs incurred in the completion of research required for a graduate degree at Carnegie Mellon. These funds are intended to be utilized by students whose personal or departmental resources have been exhausted.