Travel Awards

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Travel Program

The Graduate Student Council (GSC) Graduate Student Travel Award Reimbursement Fund enables graduate students to travel, present, or attend professional conferences and meetings that have been peer-reviewed, juried, or selected by the major associations or societies in their fields.

A total of 10 students for the semester will be rewarded this travel award as a reimbursement fund, meaning the travel has to be completed prior to the submission date and itemized receipts must be submitted along with your application. A maximum of $500 per individual may be awarded. 

Eligibility

Student applicants must be graduate students currently enrolled at TWU at the time the application is made and the presentation travel must be completed during the allotted time frame for the current open application. A student may receive only one travel award per fiscal year (September through August) from this program. The request to the Graduate Student Travel Award Reimbursement application must be supported by the student’s faculty mentor and/or department chair.

Application and Submission Instructions

Complete the Travel Award application (OPEN April 15th, 2024 until April 30th, 2024). Make sure all items are as detailed and accurate as possible. Attach all forms as PDF files. Make sure to read the form carefully and fill out all portions according to the directions. The photo release form and Travel Award Reimbursement Form must also be a PDF document attached to the correct area of the application. Any application that is handwritten, not signed, does not meet the deadline, or does not follow the instructions may not be accepted.

Spring 2024 Travel Awards

Application

The spring 2024 semester Travel Award application will be open from April 15th, 2024 until April 30th, 2024. Submission time frame will close at 11:59pm on April 30th and must have all parts of the forms, documents, itemized receipts, and signatures to the Graduate Student Council completed by this date.

Decision Process

The Travel Award Reimbursement Committee will review all applications and supplemental forms during the week of May 1st, 2024 through May 15th, 2024. Any application that is handwritten, not signed, does not meet the deadline, or does not follow the instructions may not be accepted.

Final Steps

The final decision letters will be sent out by May 20th, 2024. If you submit an application and do not hear by this date please email us at gscounciltwu@gmail.com. Thank you for sharing your travel experiences with the Graduate Student Council and we look forward to seeing all your professional development.

Travel Award Winners

Travel Award Winner

Robin Watts, Ph.D., Human Development, Family Studies, and Counseling, Travel Award Winner Spring 2020

Travel Award Winner

Andrea Wierzchowski, Ph.D., School Psychology, Travel Award Winner Spring 2020

Travel Award Winners Spring 2020

  • Andrea Wierzchowski, Psychology
  • Madison Hurley, Psychology
  • Megha Pulianda, Psychology
  • Alyssa Serafin, Occupational Therapy
  • Robin Watts, Human Development, Family Studies, & Counseling
  • Sabra Johnson, Human Development, Family Studies, & Counseling
  • Qin Yang, Kinesiology
  • Talia Gritzmacher, Music & Theatre
  • James Fraley, ESFL
  • Alexis Grant-Panting, Sociology

Travel Award Winners Spring 2021

  • Melinda Buckwater, Dance 
  • Sharmeen Jarullah, Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies 
  • Emily Rich, Occupational Therapy 
  • Rituparna Sinha Roy, Biology
  • Rikki Willingham, Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies 
  • Qin Yang, Kinesiology

Travel Award Winners Fall 2021

  • Angela Dantzler, School of Library & Information Science

  • Della Matthew, Nursing 

Travel Award Winners Spring 2022

  • Katherine Franklin, Physical Therapy

  • Victor Lozado, Literacy & Learning

  • Vyoma Parikh, Physical Therapy

  • Natalie Tate, School of Library & Information

  • Richard Ward, Physical Therapy

  • Fabiha Yousuf, Psychology & Philosophy

Travel Award Winners Spring 2023

  • Randi Adams, Physical Therapy
  • Emma Bourgeois, Physical Therapy
  • Matthew Chang, Physical Therapy
  • Liliana Driver, Chemistry & BioChemistry
  • Jennifer Dugger, Nursing
  • Christopher Goffredo, Occupational Therapy
  • Noe Leal, Jr, Sociology
  • Darshani Ram, Occupational Therapy
  • Gabriella Sanchez, Multicultural Women’s & Gender Studies
  • Sofia Scharunovych, Physical Therapy
  • Lia Schuermann, Language, Gender, & Cultural Studies
  • Tamara Starling, Psychology
  • Jennifer Whittaker, Occupational Therapy

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