The University of Alberta is welcoming applicants for graduate travel awards to master & doctoral students who travel in the interests of developing their research.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) aims to assist with the cost of travel expenses for students’ active participation at a conference or research trip.

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president.

Why at the University of Alberta? The university offers a range of academic and professional programs, which generally lead to undergraduate and graduate-level credentials, and have a strong research focus.

Brief Description

University or Organization: University of Alberta
Department: NA
Course Level: Graduate, Ph.D. program
Award: $1,500
Access Mode: Online
Number of Awards: NA
Nationality: Canadian students
The program can be taken in Canada
Application Deadline: (For August 1, 2019, to November 30, 2019, is July 16, 2019), ( For December 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, is TBA), ( For April 1, 2020, to July 31, 2020, is TBA).

Eligibility

The University of Alberta award is open for Canadian students only.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

An eligible student can only receive one University of Alberta graduate travel award during a graduate program.
This includes master’s students transferring or who have transferred to a Ph.D. program.

All applicants must:

• Be registered full-time in their program at the time of application and at the time of proposed travel.
• Have a GPA of 2.7 or higher, based on the most recent 15 credits of graded coursework (or the closest approximation thereof) in their current program at the time of application

Master’s Students:

• Students in a master’s degree program must have completed no more than four years in the master’s program at the time of travel.
• If you are in a thesis-based program: at the time of application, you must have completed your preliminary course work and other prerequisites (approximately the first two terms of your program and all grades must be final). You must be actively engaged in thesis research ( by registering in full-time thesis credits.
• If you are in a course-based program: at the time of application, you must have completed at least two university terms of full-time coursework (grades must be final) in the program by the time you travel. Course-based students are required to be registered full-time in each Fall and Winter term; spring/summer term registration is not required if full-time coursework was completed in the preceding Fall and Winter terms.

Doctoral Students:

• Students in a doctoral degree program must have completed no more than six years in the doctoral program at the time of travel. This includes master’s students who have transferred to a Ph.D. program.
• At the time of application:

– you must have completed your preliminary coursework and other prerequisites completed your candidacy examination and are actively engaged in thesis research (registered in full-time thesis credits).

In addition to the above eligibility requirements, an applicant’s travel must fall under one of two categories in order to be eligible for funding:

Conference Travel:
A conference trip eligible for FGSR funding should be a highlight of a student’s program. Travel will involve the student’s attendance and active participation – by presenting a paper or poster, exhibiting their work, or participating in a panel discussion – at a major national or international research gathering.

Research Travel:
You must be actively engaged in research-related activities at the designated location, and the nature of your trip must be to develop your own research (not your supervisor’s). Active participation is required during the specified time of travel and is to include collection, analyzation, or gathering of information/data for your research. Internships, exchange programs, and attendance in credited and non-credited courses are not eligible for research travel funding.

The following are examples of travel that would constitute a research trip:

• Trips to field sites
  • Visits to off-campus research stations
  • Visits to archives, museums, and exhibits
  • Participation at a research workshop; the workshop must be interactive with other researchers and/or participants and teach relevant skills related to your research
  • Participation at a research training institute; the institute can be a wide variety of experiences related to your research, and be comprised of events, seminars, workshops, etc.
  • Travel to performance venues for performing art students to present their pieces, or to attend performances relevant to their research

How to Apply

• How to Apply: To apply, you must submit all of the following documents by email to [email protected] from your ualberta.ca email account; hard copy applications will not be accepted for this award. You will receive an email to acknowledge receipt of your application.
• Supporting Documents: Documents must be copies of the official originals (ex. print out of email, the copy of the letter, etc), and must include the organizations’ particulars (signatures, email address, organization logo, URL’s, etc.).

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