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The Graduate Student Conference Travel Program supports OISE graduate students presenting at refereed academic conferences. Students can apply for funding before confirmation that their conference submissions have been accepted. 

Students are eligible for funding only once per year; students who receive funding in the Fall cannot reapply in the Spring, and students who receive funding in the Spring cannot reapply the following Fall.

Before applying to present at a conference, please speak to your supervisor/advisor.

• Your supervisor must approve the conference as relevant to your course of studies before you are reimbursed for the conference
• Your supervisor can also advise you whether a particular conference is likely to be of benefit to you professionally 

Read the following information carefully to understand how to apply and whether you are eligible for this funding program. Please note that this fund's requirements and process differ from those of the  and from the .

Conference Outside of Canada?

You must follow the instructions and steps listed on the  for completion of the Safety Abroad pre-departure requirements well in advance of your travel abroad.

Requirements Include:  

• Registration in the , including confirmation of travel insurance and signing of waivers.
• Completion of the .

You will receive funding if you apply and:

• Are registered in a graduate program at OISE both at the time of application and at the time of the conference.
• Are applying during the appropriate application period.
• Have applied to present on research related to your OISE program as an author on a poster, paper, or roundtable presentation at a refereed conference. Please note that conferences are refereed if presentations are selected for inclusion in the programme following a peer-review process. You may apply for funding even if you have not yet received confirmation that your conference submission has been accepted. Funding will be divided among authors if more than one student successfully applies for the same presentation. 

You may not receive funding twice in a row. If you receive and claim funding in the Fall, you cannot be granted funding in the Spring. If you receive and claim funding in the Spring, you will not receive funding in the Fall. If you are awarded funding but do not wish to use it, you may notify us of your intention to withdraw your application and apply in the next round.

Please note that contacting your supervisor when applying for funding is advisable, as their approval is required before reimbursement. After attending the conference, you must ask your supervisor to approve and sign your reimbursement claim to receive any awarded funds. Your supervisor’s signature shows that your presentation is related to your research and your study program.