Travel awards for presenting on Latino Health issues – up to $1000 – apply by March 10th

Student Travel Award Program

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Latino Center for Health Travel Award Program. The Latino Center for Health provides leadership to promote the health and well-being of Latinos in Washington State, regionally and nationally, across the lifespan. We promote sustainable changes in Latino health through research, mentorship and training opportunities for both students and faculty members.  Specifically, we aim to provide opportunities for the next generation of researchers by offering travel awards for graduate students to present their work at local, national and international conferences. Multiple travel awards are expected to be awarded in 2018 for amounts up to $1000.

Application are accepted on a rolling bases, but we have developed specific deadlines to review the submissions. The entire application is due at 5 pm PST on October 10^th and March 10^th.

Application Instructions

Travel awards are intended for University of Washington graduate students from any of the UW campuses that have had an abstract accepted to a local, national and international conference. We offer one travel award per person per academic year (September 1 – June 30). The research being presented should address Latino health issues and the research can be conducted under any discipline (e.g., social work, medicine, public health, dentistry, behavioral science, nursing, etc.). The award is intended to support travel and travel-related expenses (e.g., airfare, transportation, registration, lodging, meals.).  We ask students to look for other sources of funding as well in order to support as many students as possible. Travel award funds must be used by the end of the conference and deliverables (i.e., photo and summary) should be submitted to the Latino Center for Health (latcntr@uw.edu) no later than one month after the conference.

For information on funding allowances, please refer to the UW Travel Policies and Procedures page: http://f2.washington.edu/fm/travel/lodging#allowance

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a graduate student enrolled at any of the three University of Washington campuses and be in good standing according to the UW Graduate School.
• Preferred research projects will address a local, national or international Latino health issue(s)
• Be accepted and invited to present at a local, national or international conference. (Preference given to scientific poster and oral presentations.)
• Preference will be given to abstract primary-authors, but non-primary authors may apply

Application Materials

• Travel Student Request Form
• Current resume or CV
• An ‘unofficial’ UW transcript
• A statement of purpose of not more than one single-spaced page in which you explain:
  1. How your project connects to Mission of the Latino Center for Health
  2. How your project impacts Latino health
  3. Your future short-term and long-term career goals
  4. How attending the conference fits within your career goals
• Acceptance letter (or email) to attend the conference

All materials should be emailed to the latctr@uw.edu by the deadline.

Deliverables

The following materials should be submitted no later than one month after attending the conference:

• Summary of experience (300-500 words)
• 1-2 photos during the conference
• Receipts

For copy of the travel student request form and additional information on the travel awards, please contact the Latino Center for Health at latctr@uw.edu or 206-616-9365.

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