Vera Allen Travel Award for Medical Sciences

One or more travel grants will be awarded to graduate students in the School of Medical Sciences who will be presenting their thesis work as a first author on the scientific abstract, at a national or international scientific conference. The award will support travel to conferences outside of British Columbia. Preference will be given to PhD students. Master's students will be eligible in the event no PhD students qualify.

Students must apply for this award through the School of Medical Sciences. The application deadline is Sept. 1st annually.

Approval of the recipient or recipients will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee, upon the recommendation of the Head, School of Medical Sciences in consultation with the School's nomination committee.

Amount

Varies

Application deadline

September 1

Eligibility

Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Awards are assigned based on nominations from eligible academic units. Unless otherwise noted in the award description, you must be a full-time graduate student. 

Retaining funding

Ongoing UVIc graduate funding requires students to maintain a minimum level of academic standing and some ongoing maintenance.