Inquiry Conference Travel & Dissemination Award

Purpose
Inquiry Conference Travel & Dissemination Awards are intended to defray costs associated with sharing scholarly work, e.g. posters, lectures, workshops, or oral presentations at conferences, symposia, and academically-focused events. UCSF Medical Students are eligible to receive one award during their total time as a medical student (restricted to MS2-MS4).
Details

Applications must include verification of dissemination (oral presentation, poster, abstract, or other). Funding for one award per medical student is guaranteed with verified dissemination.  Applications are granted on a rolling basis and can occur either before or after the travel has been completed.

Eligibility
SOM
Award
$600 award for conferences located more than 60 miles from San Francisco.
OR
$400 award for conferences located within 60 miles of San Francisco (local travel).
Requirements
  1. Limited to registered UCSF Medical Students (MS2-MS4).
  2. Students on Leave of Absence from the School of Medicine are not eligible.
  3. Guaranteed one award per student during medical school for eligible expenses. Please note, due to current budget limitations, funding is not guaranteed on your first application. 
  4. Document of dissemination, such as poster or abstract acceptance, conference agenda, poster or workshop program with student name listed.
  5. For funding release, provide one original receipt for related expenses (e.g. registration fee, airfare, hotel, publication).
  6. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to: airfare, registration fees, miscellaneous presentation materials (e.g. poster submission) or dissemination expenses (e.g. publication).
  7. Students will have 6 months from their award date to submit a Stipend Request Form, see below. 
Length
n/a
Contact

The Inquiry Funding Faculty and Staff team are enthusiastic about helping UCSF medical students succeed in their research and funding applications.

Contact us with questions, concerns, or feedback at [email protected].

Location
UCSF,
US,
International
Application

Application and payment is a two-step process. First, submit a request for approval here: Inquiry Conference Travel and Dissemination Application 

When you are ready to request payment (after your application is approved), fill out the: Stipend Request Form.

Upon completion of travel, please complete the post-travel report and help us understand your total costs for this meeting and other funding sources received.

Funding Sources
Funding Type
Travel and Dissemination