Name	TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Research Fields TEST	Travel, Unrestricted
Categories	Unrestricted
Citizenship	No citizenship available
Eligibility	The Travel and Conference Sponsorship Program is designed primarily to support the attraction of conferences to the University of Manitoba. This program also provides funding for travel to conferences that is unusual for which prior planning was not possible. However, travel to attend conferences directly related to research can usually be funded from the research grants of researchers, and is given a lower priority under this program. The Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) administers a UM/SSHRC International Travel Grants Program semi-annually with details at: http://umanitoba.ca/research/ors/internalfunding_deadlines_forms.html In some circumstances, proposals from student groups who are competing in national or international competitions on behalf of the University and that have the support of their Dean and/or UMSU, can also be provided funds under this program. Support for travel to conferences by graduate students is not eligible under this program since such travel is usually supported through the Faculty of Graduate Studies, UMSU and/or research grants of professors. Applications will not be accepted for participation in conferences which will take place prior to the competition deadline date. A budget of $30K per year ($15K per competition) in support of sponsoring conferences has been allocated. Priority consideration will generally be given as follows: where the University's exposure (in descending order) is international, national, provincial, university-wide, faculty-wide, or departmental; on the level of individual conference participation (e.g., invitation to present a paper); academic value of the conference or activity; and, on the financial support provided by the Department and Deans/Directors' offices.
Value	The value is not available
Currency	Canadian
Tenable at	No details on tenability available
Deadlines	April 2
Application Details	Please visit the website of the office of Vice-President (Academic) & Provost: http://umanitoba.ca/admin/vp_academic/forms.html or office of Vice-President (Research and International) for full details and applications: http://umanitoba.ca/research/rh_awards_travel_sponsorships.html Applications should be accompanied by the following documenation: a budget outlining income amounts, sources and anticipated expenses. For conference sponsorship, please indicate the support provided by the parent organization or other external sources, written support describing the merits of the proposal must be provided from the i)the applicant's department, ii)if applicable, Supervisor - (required for all student requests), matching financial support provided by the Depepartment and/or Faculty (and if applicable, the Supervisor) is expected to be equal to the applicant's request for funding through this program. Please forward completed applications to: Judith Mate, Office of the Vice-President (Research and International), 207 Administration Building. Phone: (204) 474-7952, judith.mate@ad.umanitoba.ca Updated: February 22, 2013