Student Travel Subsidy for Conference Participation

The Disabilities Health Research Network (DHRN) understands and appreciates that conference participation and presentation is an integral part of building research capacity and partnerships. In 2007 we are excited to announce this new student travel program initiative:


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STUDENT SUBMISSION DEADLINES FOR 2007
Round 1 deadline: July 1, 2021
Round 2 deadline: October 15, 2021

TRAVEL SUBSIDY FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL
up to: $1,500 (max.)
TRAVEL SUBSIDY FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL:
up to: $1,000 (max.)

The Disabilities Health Research Network (DHRN), a Michael Smith Foundation Health of Populations Network, is providing a number of graduate student / honours senior undergraduate student travel subsidies in 2007 for travel to national and international conferences. Please note the following subsidy eligibility requirements: a) the thematic content of the conference attended must relate to disabilities health research; b) the student must be a registered conference attendee and poster or paper presenter; and c) students will be asked fully complete this form, which includes a brief (150 words) description how their research/conference participation relates to the DHRN core value of making BC disability research a priority.

Students should submit the application form, including their signature and the signature of their academic program’s Department Head or official designate, to the DHRN Kelowna office by the deadline dates indicated above. Students will be advised of their application’s status as soon as possible after the DHRN review process has taken place.

For more information about the DHRN, its vision, mission and goals please check out our website at: http://www.dhrn.ca/about-background.html. An overview of other DHRN program initiatives and free DHRN membership details are also available at: www.dhrn.ca. We welcome applications from all applicable discipline categories.

To ensure that you meet eligibility criteria please fully complete all sections of the application. As outlined earlier, the DHRN Graduate Student Travel Subsidy for Conference Participation is to be applied specifically to conference registration, travel and accomodation costs for the student(s) while participating at international or national conferences related to disabilities health research. Details regarding travel and accomodation costs can be found on this page, in the right-hand column. For further details, or if you have any questions, please contact Sylvie Zebroff, DHRN Provincial Coordinator at dhrn.info@ubc.ca or call 250.807.8793