Details

The Institute for European Studies invites applications from Cornell graduate and undergraduate students for a travel grant of up to $800 to support participation in a conference on a Europe-related theme, in the U.S. or abroad. 

Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to students enrolled in the European Studies Minor (for undergraduates) and to those accepted in the IES Graduate Fellows program (for graduate students).

Requirements

Applicants must have an accepted paper for presentation at the conference or show evidence of some other form of active participation in the conference (e.g. being part of a poster session). 

The application consists in a statement of interest including the paper abstract, and explaining why participation in the chosen conference is important to the student’s academic and professional development, a brief CV/resume, a budget indicating the cost of travel, student membership and registration fees, as well as all other institutional sources of funding the student has applied, or is planning to apply to, and a brief letter of recommendation from a professor or academic advisor familiar with the student’s work. Evidence of paper acceptance or other active participation must also be included. 

How to Apply

All application materials should be emailed to ies@cornell.edu, and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the funding is exhausted. A brief written report of the experience as well as evidence of participation (such as boarding passes and conference name tag) must be submitted at the completion of the conference. Any publication or presentation should acknowledge the support of the Institute for European Studies at Cornell University.