The EMS Centennial Research Travel Award supports graduate students’ travel related to their research. Preference will be given to students that have not previously won this award, and prior winners must wait 24 months before applying again. Eligibility Be enrolled as a full-time graduate student for the 2024-25 academic year. Travel between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025; and before the student graduates. How to Apply / Deadline Please complete and submit the form below. Deadline is Friday, September 27, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Submit all attachments (information for numbers 2-4 below) as a single pdf file using the naming convention: LastName_FirstName_Department.pdf Examples of successful application packets from previous years Example 1 Example 2 Student Information First Name * Last Name * Penn State Email * Do you have other funding sources for this travel? * - Select -YesNo Do you have previous conference or field experience of the type proposed in this application * - Select -YesNo If you would like to elaborate on your responses to the previous two questions, please do so in the short response and/or budget sections of the application described below (optional) Graduate Department * - Select -Energy and Mineral EngineeringGeographyGeosciencesMaterials Science and EngineeringMeteorology and Atmospheric ScienceApplication Packet Checklist 1. Application form (submit this form plus upload pdf that includes requested content) 2. Merit: Short responses to the following questions (Word count limit: 1,000 words TOTAL, single-spaced, 12-point font). Note: references do not count in the 1000-word limit. Explain the intellectual merit of your work. How is your current research innovative and important to your field? Explain the broad impacts of your research. How does your work contribute to society as a whole? How can your work and impacts extend beyond your specific field? How will this travel award contribute to your graduate research and professional goals? The responses are to be written by the student for the broad scientific audience of the Graduate Student Council, briefly describing the merit of his/her research and why the funds will be helpful. All applicants are allowed to have a maximum of one figure included in their application. 3. Proposed travel budget The funds are to be used for scholarly travel. Please submit the proposed conference or field work destination and a tentative budget. Budget should be itemized, and estimated expenses should be as comprehensive, specific, and detailed as possible (e.g. conference registration, airfare, hotel, etc.). Your budget may exceed the award amount, so long as it is clear how the funds will supplement your travel. Please also indicate/discuss in your proposed budget any other sources of funding for travel that you have * 4. Curriculum Vitae (MAXIMUM of 2 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font) Please include: Research accomplishments Academic accomplishments Awards Oral/poster presentations Other activities 5. One letter of recommendation by a faculty member Letter of recommendation (submitted electronically at https://www.ems.psu.edu/form/ems-centennial-graduate-research-travel-awa...) should include justification for how this award can benefit the student’s research interests. Submit material for items 2-4 using the naming convention: LastName_FirstName_Department.pdf * Upload More informationFiles must be less than 32 MB. Allowed file types: pdf. Leave this field blank Submit
