GRADUATE AWARDS - Howard University, Graduate School
GRADUATE AWARDS - Howard University, Graduate School
GRADUATE AWARDS - Howard University, Graduate School
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<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Graduate</strong> SBES Awards<br />
The <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Graduate</strong> Awards in the Social, Behavioral and Economic<br />
Sciences (SBES) are provided to underrepresented minority graduate students in these<br />
disciplines at <strong>Howard</strong>, to assist graduate students with successful matriculation through<br />
Ph.D. programs and for entry into the professoriate in the SBES disciplines.<br />
Section 1.<br />
IMPORTANT DATES<br />
Travel Awards<br />
Application Receipt Dates: At least 30 days prior to travel date.<br />
Award Notification Date: Various<br />
Earliest Start Date: Various<br />
Section 2.<br />
PROGRAM OVERVIEW<br />
The mission of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Program at <strong>Howard</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities receiving the Ph.D.<br />
and entering the professoriate in the SBES disciplines. To this end, the <strong>Howard</strong> SBES<br />
project offers opportunities for graduate students to apply for travel awards to present<br />
research at meetings and conferences in their related fields of study.<br />
Section 3.<br />
ALLOWABLE COSTS<br />
Travel: Specifically, the SBES provides awards of up to $1,500 for travel to present<br />
research. Travel awards can support lodging, transportation, meals, and registration<br />
costs for a conference in which the student is presenting his/her research findings.<br />
Travel Awards can be used to attend meetings and conferences within the continental<br />
United States. Travel outside of the continental limits of the United States is acceptable<br />
to Hawaii and Canada. Otherwise, foreign travel outside of the continental United States<br />
is prohibited.<br />
Student applicants that apply at least 30 days prior to the date of travel are eligible for<br />
an advance of 85% of the total estimated travel costs. Any unused portions of the travel<br />
advance must be returned to <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>. With the exception of meal receipts,<br />
travelers are required to submit original receipts for all of the expenses incurred,<br />
including the boarding pass stubs from airline travel, from which a travel summary<br />
report will be processed. The reimbursement of expenses will be determined based on<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> Travel Guidelines which are available online at<br />
http://y2kc.howard.edu/Travel/travndx.htm.<br />
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