Graduate Awards

 

Graduate Conference Travel Award

AIM: These awards are designed to enable current graduate students majoring in French with an active assistantship in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics to present papers at national, regional or international conferences, or to attend the MLA for job interviews.

In certain fields such as linguistics, applications in support of poster presentations at highly visible national or international conferences, will be considered where the applicant can show that the presentation has been accepted after peer review and will receive significant exposure during the conference.

  • Applications must be made for travel in the current or next semester, except in the case of attendance at the MLA for job interviews, after which funding may be requested the following February.
  • Awards cannot be taken up after graduation from FSU or in the semester in which the applicant expects to graduate.
  • Awards will not be granted for study on programs which FSU prohibits or discourages its students from attending, e.g. on the grounds of U.S. State Department travel warnings; awards may be withdrawn at any time on the grounds of revised FSU advice or prohibition.
  • Awards are subject to the availability of funding.
  • Decisions are final.

APPLICATIONS DEADLINES:
November 1, 2019: Fall Conference Travel
March 1, 2020: Spring and Summer Conference Travel Application

  • Applications may be made while awaiting acceptance of a conference paper proposal; if funding is awarded, this will be conditional upon receipt of documentation showing acceptance of your paper for inclusion in the conference program.
  • All sections of this form must be completed.
  • Late or incomplete applications will not be considered for funding.

AWARD AMOUNTS:

  • The grant awards will be no more than $600 for regional, national conferences or attendance at the MLA for job interviews and no more than $800 for international conferences.
  • Lower limits may be set if required by funding constraints.
  • Applications to support the presentation of papers at conferences mainly featuring established scholars will be accorded higher priority.
  • The Winthrop King will fund no more than two conference travels per academic year.
  • Applications to support the presentation of papers in conferences consisting mainly or exclusively of graduate presentations will not be considered.

REIMBURSEMENT:

Upon completion of travel, Original Itemized travel receipts (including boarding passes for air travel) must be submitted to the Winthrop-King Offices for reimbursement. Only travel items such as airline tickets, lodging, conference registration, food, etc., will be reimbursed.

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Before accessing the application page make sure you have the following information and documents:

  • Your EMPL ID
  • Name, location and dates of the conference you are presenting at.
  • Letter of acceptance or conference program showing your participation.
  • The “Major Professor Approval and Assessment Form” completed and signed by your professor.  Note: Please right click on the link and select download.  While completing the application there will be a location to upload the signed form.

Once these resources are gathered please complete the "French Conference Travel Award Application".  All questions must be completed, unless specifically stated as optional.  Dates can be in any format.


GRADUATE CONFERENCE TRAVEL SUPPORT:
EAST-ASIAN STUDIES, 
GERMAN, ITALIAN, SLAVIC, AND Spanish PROGRAMS

 

AIM: These awards are designed to enable current graduate students majoring in East Asian Studies, German, Italian, Slavic and Spanish with an active assistantship in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics to present papers at national, regional or international conferences, or to attend the MLA for job interviews.

In certain fields such as linguistics, applications in support of poster presentations at highly visible national or international conferences, will be considered where the applicant can show that the presentation has been accepted after peer review and will receive significant exposure during the conference.

  • Applications must be made for travel in the current or next semester, except in the case of attendance at the MLA for job interviews, after which funding may be requested the following February.
  • Awards cannot be taken up after graduation from FSU or in the semester in which the applicant expects to graduate.
  • Awards will not be granted for study on programs which FSU prohibits or discourages its students from attending, e.g. on the grounds of U.S. State Department travel warnings; awards may be withdrawn at any time on the grounds of revised FSU advice or prohibition.
  • Awards are subject to the availability of funding.
  • Decisions are final.

APPLICATIONS DEADLINES:
November 1, 2019: Fall Conference Travel
March 1, 2020: Spring and Summer Conference Travel Application

  • Applications may be made while awaiting acceptance of a conference paper proposal; if funding is awarded, this will be conditional upon receipt of documentation showing acceptance of your paper for inclusion in the conference program.
  • All sections of this form must be completed.
  • Late or incomplete applications will not be considered for funding.

AWARD AMOUNTS:

  • The grant awards will be no more than $600 for regional, national conferences or attendance at the MLA for job interviews and no more than $800 for international conferences.
  • Lower limits may be set if required by funding constraints.
  • Applications to support the presentation of papers at conferences mainly featuring established scholars will be accorded higher priority.
  • The Winthrop King will fund no more than two conference travels per academic year.
  • Applications to support the presentation of papers in conferences consisting mainly or exclusively of graduate presentations will not be considered.

REIMBURSEMENT:

Upon completion of travel, Original Itemized travel receipts (including boarding passes for air travel) must be submitted to the Winthrop-King Offices for reimbursement. Only travel items such as airline tickets, lodging, conference registration, food, etc., will be reimbursed.

___________________________

Before accessing the application page make sure you have the following information and documents:

  • Your EMPL ID
  • Name, location and dates of the conference you are presenting at.
  • Letter of acceptance or conference program showing your participation.
  • The Major Professor Approval and Assessment Form completed and signed by your professor. Note: Please right click on the link and select download. While completing the application there will be a location to upload the signed form.

Once these resources are gathered please complete the "East Asian Studies, German, Italian, Slavic and Spanish Programs Conference Travel Award Application".  All questions must be completed, unless specifically stated as optional.  Dates can be in any format.



Florida State University
Ada Belle Winthrop-King Endowed Memorial Fund

GRADUATE RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS

AIM: These awards are designed to support research travel by Masters and PhD students with an active assistantship in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics and who are majoring in East-Asian languages, French, German, Italian, Slavic and Spanish program.

In order to be considered for this award, the applicant must also be conducting graduate research directed by faculty members in the Department of Modern Languages. The research travel must have as a goal to further the applicant’s research through activities such as accessing library or archival materials and /or conducting research interviews.

Awards cannot be taken up after graduation from FSU or in the semester in which the applicant expects to graduate. Awards will not be granted for study on programs which FSU prohibits or discourages its students from attending, e.g. on the grounds of U.S. State Department travel warnings; awards may be withdrawn at any time on the grounds of revised FSU advice or prohibition.

Awards are subject to the availability of funding

APPLICATIONS DEADLINES:
March 1: Spring and Summer Conference Travel

AWARD AMOUNTS:
Awards of up to $1,500 may be made. Lower limits may be set if required by funding constraints.

REIMBURSEMENT:
On completion of travel, original itemized travel receipts (including boarding passes for air travel) must be submitted to the Winthrop-King Offices for reimbursement.
Only travel items such as airline tickets, lodging, food, etc., will be reimbursed.
Course tuition fees are not covered by this award.

 

Before accessing the application page make sure you have the following information and documents:

Steps to complete the Major Professor Approval and Assessment Form:

  1. Please right click on the link and select download.
  2. Fill it out.
  3. Print
  4. Sign
  5. Scan the form into an electronic file.
  6. While completing the application there will be a location to upload the signed form.

Once these resources are gathered please complete the Graduate Research Travel Award Application. All questions must be completed, unless specifically stated as optional. Dates can be in any format.