Trainee Travel Awards

Purpose: The CHGPM Trainee Travel Award provides support for full-time trainees (graduate and medical students, clinical and research fellows) to travel to events that will enhance their research training in human genomics and/or precision medicine. Awards are for the trainee’s unreimbursed expenses for travel-related expenses for one of the following activities:

• Presenting original research at a national or international conference/workshop
• Attending a formal course/workshop for the purpose of learning new research skills
• Traveling to another laboratory for the purpose of learning a new research skill

Eligible expenses are unreimbursed expenses incurred by the trainee within the 2020 fiscal year for conference registration fees, course tuition, travel expenses (i.e. air, train, taxi, etc.), and accommodation costs associated with travel.

Funding:  Trainees can request up to $1,000. Applicants can submit travel expenses from one event only and cannot combine receipts from different events to make up $1,000.

Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted within the fiscal year that the travel was completed (July 1 – June 30).

Eligibility Criteria: An applicant must be a full-time graduate student, medical student, research fellow, resident, or clinical fellow engaged in research at UW Madison and/or its affiliated institutions at the time of application, travel, and reimbursement of travel expenses. In addition, the trainee’s supervisor must hold a UW Madison appointment. Trainees and their supervisors are limited to one award per fiscal year (July 1- June 30).

Application Procedure: Travel awards are granted on a first come, first serve basis up to a maximum of 20 awards for the 2020 fiscal year. When possible, submit your application prior to incurring major expenses. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Format: Send Travel Award requests via email to CHGPM Trainee Travel Awards

Please include the following information:

• Applicant Name and Title;
• Supervisor Name;
• Department Affiliation(s)/Email Contacts;
• Amount requested; and
• Brief Description of event, training, or conference and how it enhanced your education.

Attach copies of invitations, abstract acceptances, receipts, or other documentation to support your request.  For conferences and workshops, include the abstract of the work you presented.

For information contact: CHGPM Trainee Travel Awards