Funds for Conference Attendance

The School of Medicine provides the following awards to medical students who would like to attend conferences in the following categories:

  • Giving a Presentation at a Conference: Medical Student Services office provides a one-time award of up to $500 to give an oral or poster presentation at a conference.

  • Outreach Related: The Office of Outreach and Academic Advancement offers travel grants of $200 (in-state) to $500 (out-of-state). A pre-travel supplemental application is required, and awardees must provide a written report upon their return. See the application for details.

  • Other Funding Requests:Other Funding Requests are approved at the discretion of the Associate Deans of Curriculum and Students.

Application Process

  • To apply for funding, complete the Medical Student Travel Funds Application at least one month prior to travel.
  • To log in to the application:
    User name: Your UCSF email address (e.g., kim.smith@ucsf.edu).
    Password: Your birth date (mmddyy) followed by a hyphen and the last four digits of your SSN (e.g., 080880-1234).
  • Note: Travel must be approved prior to departure and reimbursement will be processed upon your return. In some cases, additional documentation and/or follow-up may be required for reimbursement.

Funding Facts

  • There is a $500 maximum available per student.
  • Original receipts (and boarding passes, if applicable) must be submitted for reimbursement within 14 days of your return, along with a copy of materials from the conference (e.g., brochure or conference schedule).
  • Students may be reimbursed for items such as: registration fees, airfare, ground transportation, hotels, meals, presentation materials, etc.
  • There will be no reimbursement for alcohol or other incidentals (e.g., personal phone calls).
  • UCSF's Accounting Office will not accept receipts that combine hotel and airfare costs (such as those from Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, etc.)
  • Students who receive travel funding from Medical Student Services are expected to write a brief summary or commentary for the blog on the MedStudent Portal.
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