The RPTA Student Travel Awards have been established to provide financial assistance to RPTA students who will be presenting and/or attending RPTA-related professional conferences. Students must submit their applications prior to attending the conference and submit required documentation following the conference in order to recieve the travel award reimbursement. No monies will be awarded prior to the student presenting/attending the conference.
The RPTA Scholarship Committee will evaluate applications and select receiptients for travel fund support as long as designated monies are available.
All policies and procedures must be strictly adhered to. If you have questions after reviewing these policies or any time during the application process, please contact Dr. Katherine Broughton at ka-broughton@wiu.edu
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Presentation Travel Award
Maximum Award: $250
A student with an accepted presentation for a professional or academic conference may apply for a scholarship award to cover travel and registration expenses.
Criteria:
- Must submit application no later than two months prior to conference (once presentation is accepted)
- Must be a current undergraduate or graduate student
- Must have declared RPTA as his/her major or minor
- Must be presenting at a professional-level conference (e.g. IPRA, ATRA, TALS)
Application Information:
Conference, dates, location, presentation abstract, reason for selecting this conference for their presentation, student’s goals for attending and presenting at the conference, and anticipated costs for attending the conference. Students will apply and receive preliminary approval of the award.
Award Process:
This award is given as a reimbursement to the student upon completing their presentation responsibilities. Student will submit the materials from their presentation and a two-page reflection paper to the Scholarship Committee for final approval of the award.
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Attendance Travel Award
Maximum Award: $100
A student wishing to travel to a professional or academic conference but not presenting may apply for a scholarship award to reduce travel and registration expenses.
Criteria:
- Must submit application prior to the conference
- Must be a current undergraduate or graduate student
- Must have declared RPTA as his/her major or minor, preference will be given to RPTA major students
- May only apply for this scholarship once per year during their time in RPTA
- Must be attending a professional-level conference (e.g. IPRA, ILTRA, WEA)
Application Information:
Conference, dates, location, reason for selecting this conference, student’s goals for attending, and anticipated costs for attending the conference.
Award Process:
This award is given as a reimbursement to the student upon attending the conference. Students will submit a two-page reflection of their conference experience including details on at least two sessions the students attended to the Scholarship Committee.
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Following the conference, students will email the required documentation to the RPTA Scholarship Chair. The Chair will share the documentation for review and approval to the Scholarship Committee.
Once the documentation is approved, the Scholarship Chair will notify the award recipient and coordinate the reimbursement process with the RPTA Office Manager.