Funding for students travelling to, and presenting at, conferences is administered by both the Graduate Students Association (GSA) and the Dean’s Office. More information is available on the Student Services website. For Dean’s Office funding, students have to be pre-approved for conference funding, up to three months in advance. The current policy and forms are available online.

Some important notes about the administration of Dean’s Office funding:

• Pre-approvals are done once a quarter. Without a pre-approval, you won’t be funded.
• The pre-approval forms must be picked up by the student at the Dean’s Office (12th floor) reception within two weeks of the cut-off date for that quarter’s submissions. The approved forms will not be sent to the student. You will not be notified when your form is approved.
• Reimbursement claims must be submitted no later than one month after the conclusion of your conference. If you miss this deadline, you will not be reimbursed.
• In summary: There are tight deadlines for submitting for pre-approval, picking up the approved form (without being notified that it is ready), and submitting your receipts for reimbursement. Missing one of these deadlines means no money for you. In the words of the Dean’s Office, this is being done “in order to promote efficiency and keep within our budget.”

Research Funding

As of the 2006/2007 academic year, OISE Ph.D. students are eligible for the SGS Research Travel Grant. Applications are due by mid-April each year for research travel commencing in the following academic year. Contact Susan Hall for more information and application forms.