• PhD students must have passed prelims and are eligible to receive the award up to twice; MS students must be in the final year of their program and may receive the award once.
• Eligible students may submit one request award application per academic year (July 1 – June 30).
• Maximum allowable amount per award: PhD - $800; MS - $400.
• In order to receive a travel award, students must present either a poster or oral presentation at that meeting directly related to their EEH dissertation/thesis.
• Students must submit an application by email to the finance committee chair.
• The application must include:
  1. Name
  2. Names of co-authors
  3. Title and abstract
  4. Mentor’s name (mentor needs to co-sign the request or send support letter/email)
  5. Meeting details (conference, location, dates)
  6. Meeting/abstract information website
  7. List of expected expenses
• Funds can be used for meeting registration, transportation, hotel accommodations and per diem according to the rules/regulations set forth by the University at Buffalo.
• All presentations and posters funded by the department must include the UB logo. EEH should be the primary affiliation listed (along with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC) or others when applicable).
• Posters and presentations must be approved by the student’s EEH advising faculty member before presentation.
• A copy of the final presentation or poster should be given to the department for posting (small color version).

UB SPHHP graduate students are eligible to apply for field work funding and may propose working locally on a topic of global interest, or internationally. UB SPHHP graduate students may also apply for funding to attend a major international conference.

• Local projects: up to two (2) awards of $500 each to offset the cost of research carried out locally.
• International projects: up to two (2) awards of $2500 to offset the cost of travel and per-diem for research in a resource-poor setting.
• Conference travel: Up to two (2) awards of $500 each for students with an accepted abstract for an oral or poster presentation at an international conference, to offset the cost of travel

Students engaged in international fieldwork must adhere to UB travel policies and complete any requirements well in advance of travel. International fieldwork award recipients must keep and submit budget justification forms and receipts as instructed. Local and international project award recipients will present findings to SPHHP faculty and staff in a format arranged by OGHI. Additionally, award recipients will be required to present their work at the Annual Perry Poster session organized by SPHHP.