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Funding Student Participation in Conferences

A new fund has been established in the by the Academic Office with the support of the Dean’s Office to help MDiv and MAR students who are presenting papers or substantial presentations at professional society meetings and conferences.

The fund has the following stipulations:

  1. Students must submit a grant request to the academic dean no less than one month from the date of the conference or professional society meeting.  This grant request must include:
    1. The name of the conference and the name of the paper the student will deliver and a one-paragraph description of the paper.
    2. A copy of the program with the student’s name printed in it. This must be submitted with the receipts if there is no advance copy available.
    3. A maximum 1-page statement of support from a YDS full time faculty member that states the nature of the paper, the student’s readiness to undertake such a presentation, and their estimate of how successful the paper will be.
    4. A provisional budget for the conference.
    5. Amount requested.
  2. $400 grant per student.  A student may apply for funding no more than once in their academic career at YDS.
  3. The grant must be used to help defray travel, housing, and meals while attending the conference.  The grant cannot be used to purchase alcohol.
  4. The student must submit detailed receipts to the academic dean who will verify the expenses.

 

The academic dean will convene a selection committee to decide on grant awards. 


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