Am I eligible for funding? 
If you are a Ph.D., A.M., or M.S. degree candidate, you are considered a research student by the University and may apply for the funding opportunities on this page. If you have any other letters in your degree (ie. MSEd, EdD, MBA, MSN, MB, MSE, MD, JD, DMD, etc.), you are considered a professional student and will need to apply for funding through the Professional Student Council.
Please note that you are only eligible to receive one GAPSA-administered award per academic semester. Other restrictions may apply.
| Travel: Research Student Travel Grant | |
| Purpose | The GAPSA Research Student Council distributes individual travel grants to defray the cost of qualified travel expenses for graduate students presenting their research at academic conferences and meetings. |
| Funding | Individual: Reimbursement of 50% of total eligible travel costs up to $500.00 |
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| Deadline |
Fall 2012 Conference (September-December): September 28, 2012 Spring 2013 Conference (January-April): January 25, 2013 Summer 2013 Conference (May-August): May 24, 2013 |
| Application | Click here to apply online via JotForm (Note: Letters of recommendation may also be sent via e-mail to gapsa.research@gmail.com). |
| Contact | Vice Chair for Research Students, gapsa.research@gmail.com |
| Forms | If you have received a GAPSA Research Student Travel Grant, click here for detailed instructions and forms needed to complete the reimbursement process. |
| Travel: President Gutmann Leadership Award | |
| Purpose | President Amy Gutmann, using the proceeds of her 2009 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award, has generously provided additional funding to GAPSA to augment GAPSA’s funding for graduate and professional student travel. The award will be given to students presenting at either an international conference, or a conference within the United States that would normally be out of their budget even with an individual travel grant through the Research or Professional Student Councils. |
| Funding | Max. 50% of the total cost or $2000, whichever is less |
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| Deadline |
Fall 2012 Conference (September-December): September 28, 2012 Spring 2013 Conference (January-April): January 25, 2013 Summer 2013 Conference (May-August): May 24, 2013 |
| Application | Click here to download application form |
| Contact | Vice Chair, gapsa.vicechair@gmail.com |
| Research: GAPSA-Provost Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Innovation | |
| Purpose | A program jointly funded by the Office of the Provost and GAPSA for the expressed purpose of fostering an interdisciplinary graduate and professional environment at the University of the Pennsylvania. The fellowship strives to promote original, student-derived initiatives that integrate knowledge across diverse academic disciplines. The fellowship is also meant to support the project-leader/s develop, pursue and complete their proposed interdisciplinary initiatives. |
| Funding | $6,000.00 summer fellowship per project |
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| Application | Students may apply for this award by submitting via email a proposal for a summer research project that clearly intends to integrate knowledge across academic disciplines. |
| Contact | Vice Chair for Research Students, gapsa.research+2013ProvostAward@gmail.com |
| General: Academic Event Funding | |
| Purpose |
To promote academic events for graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania, the GAPSA Research Student Council offers supplementary funding through the Academic Event Funding Process. The GAPSA Research Student Council seeks to fund events that focus on academic enrichment and career development. Above all else, the mission of this funding is to cultivate a collaborative research environment at the University of Pennsylvania. Click here to learn more about the events that received funding during the 2011-2012 academic year! |
| Funding | Variable based on merit of request. |
| Notes | See the guidelines. |
| Deadline | The application must be submitted 14 days prior to the event and 5 days prior to a GAPSA Research Student Council Meeting. See the meeting schedule. |
| Application | Click here to download |
| Contact | Vice Chair for Research Students, gapsa.research@gmail.com |
| General: GAPSA General Assembly Discretionary Fund | |
| Purpose |
Each year, the GAPSA General Assembly utilizes a $25,000 discretionary fund to support academic and social enterprises that will benefit Penn’s entire graduate student population. This falls in line with part of GAPSA´s mission to encourage students from all corners of the student body to get together, learn together, and have fun together. Click here to learn more about initiatives that received Discretionary Funding during the 2011-2012 academic year! |
| Funding | Varies |
| Notes |
The endeavor should (a) improve graduate and professional student life at Penn and (b) be interdisciplinary. |
| Deadline | On-going review process |
| Application | Please read this document and submit via email a brief summary of and estimated budget for your event. |
| Contact | Vice Chair for Finance, gapsa.finance@gmail.com |
