Conference Scholarship Application

The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging is proud to support undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are presenting a project or research with a focus on aging at regional, national and international conferences.

1. Purpose: To fund undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are presenting research or a project at regional, national, and international conferences.

2. Eligibility:

UW School of Nursing undergraduate and graduate students in good standing and postdoctoral fellows who have already committed to attending a conference
have an accepted abstract
travel is while enrolled (students) or appointed (post-doc)
applications must be submitted at least 2 months prior to the first day of the conference.

3. Amount of Scholarship: Not to exceed $800. Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis. We are aware that the scholarship may not fully fund travel. Funds may only be used for conference registration, travel, accommodations, and/or per diem.

4. Priority consideration: To first-time applicants who are first author with an accepted research or project presentation, either podium or poster.

5. Decision of award notification: Decision will be communicated by email.

6. Responsibilities of scholarship awardees: Attend conference and give research or project presentation, submit PDF of receipts to the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging within 2 weeks of the conference, and agree to give the presentation and/or share conference learnings at a SON forum.

Review: All submissions will be reviewed by Basia Belza, Director of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. Review criteria will focus on the following:

How conference is related to the students' or post-docs' research, project, or future plans
Relevance of presentation to healthy aging
Priorities as identified above.

Name (First, Last)

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UW E-mail

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Are you a School of Nursing student or post-doc?

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Students, in which program are you enrolled? What is your anticipated graduation date?
Post-docs, what program do you work on? What date does your post-doc appointment end?

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Conference Title

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Sponsoring organization

Conference Dates(s) and Location

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Link to conference website and/or brochure

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How is this conference related to aging or care of older adults?

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How is this conference related specifically to your aging research, project, or future plans?

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Are you planning to submit or have you submitted an abstract for presentation or a poster at this conference? If so, briefly describe its focus (or attach a copy of the abstract) and its status (e.g. to be submitted, submitted and awaiting review, accepted).

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Abstract

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What specific aging related activities or topics at this conference are you interested in (e.g. presentations, meetings, roundtables, networking opportunities, other responsibilities)?

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Include a budget for your travel and conference expenses below (e.g. registration, airfare, ground transportation, hotel, meals). Indicate which expenses, if any, are covered by other sources and/or are shared with someone else.

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List the faculty member(s) mentoring/collaborating with you on this project, if applicable.

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Is there anything else we should take into consideration when reviewing your request for conference funding?

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Please indicate, by checking the appropriate boxes, which of the following are true (mark all that apply):

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A copy of my submitted abstract is attached

I am willing/able to cover some limited expenses, up to $_________, if necessary

I require some or all of these funds before the conference/travel dates (additional paperwork needs to be completed before funds can be released)

I will save all other receipts and submit a travel reimbursement within 14 days of my return, even if I have obtained the funds before the conference/travel dates (required)

I am willing to present or share what I have learned at this conference during a future de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging event or in a written report (required)

I am willing/able to cover some limited expenses, up to $_________, if necessary (please provide a number):

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