Postgraduate Research Travel Fund

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Postgraduate Research Travel Fund
The Postgraduate Research Travel Fund is designed to support Maynooth University research students, who wish to travel outside of the Republic of Ireland, to present a paper or poster at a conference, or take a module in another University as part of their research programme. Please see the tabs below for How to Apply and the Terms and Conditions.

Queries to: fundedresearchstudent@mu.ie

Postgraduate Research Travel Fund

1) How to apply for the Postgraduate Research Travel Fund

(a) For a Paper or Poster Presentation at a Conference outside of the Republic of Ireland

Please complete this online form to apply. Applicants must upload the following documents with their application:

A letter indicating details of the conference you are attending, whether you are presenting a paper or a poster, the date of the conference and confirmation from the conference that you have been accepted on. This fund is only open to those that are either presenting a paper or a poster at a conference.
A letter of support from your supervisor with your application.

Applications are reviewed on a month by month basis.

(b) For Taking a Module outside of the Republic of Ireland

Please complete this online form to apply. Applicants must upload the following documents with their application:

A letter indicating details of the module that you will attend.
A letter of support from your supervisor with your application.

Applications are reviewed on a month by month basis.

2) Terms and Conditions

The Postgraduate Travel Fund is a discretionary fund that exists as a flexible method of facilitating the research endeavors of the Maynooth University academic community. A central purpose of the fund is to encourage active participation by research students in the conferences of learned societies outside of the Republic of Ireland. It is also designed to fund students to acquire accredited taught modules offered in Universities outside Ireland where they have been approved as part of their structured PhD. The conditions under which such funding is made available are outlined below.

Terms and Conditions of the Postgraduate Research Travel Fund

Applicants must be registered for a research degree at Maynooth University.
Applications to the fund must be made in advance of the conference/module. If your application meets the criteria for the travel fund you will be notified by email (eligible or ineligible). The student will be reimbursed for costs after they have been incurred, up to the grant limits below.
Applications will only be considered where the student will be presenting a paper or displaying a poster at the conference, or is attending a module accredited in their structured PhD.
Formal notification of the acceptance of a paper or poster by the conference organizers must accompany the application, or evidence of registration to an accredited module.
The applicant's supervisor must support the application by writing a brief letter of recommendation. The supervisor should comment on the significance of the conference and the efforts made by the applicant to secure funding or on the relevance of their module to their research.
Students who have External Funding supporting attendance at conferences are not eligible to apply i.e. IRC. Funded students who are receiving research expenses are not eligible to apply i.e. Hume Fellow scholarships.
Research students will not be funded for more than one conference/paper during their course of study.
A copy of the paper or poster must be uploaded via the online form after the conference, or in the case of taking a module a grade must be submitted on their examination record.

3) Grant levels

The maximum grant amounts available under this Fund are as follows:

Presenting a Paper outside of the Republic of Ireland

UK	€300
Mainland Europe	€400
USA / Other	€600

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Presenting a Poster outside of the Republic of Ireland

UK	€150
Mainland Europe	€200
USA / Other	€300

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Taking a Module in a University outside of the Republic of Ireland

UK	€300
Mainland Europe	€400
USA / Other	€600

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Original receipts must be uploaded via the on-line form.

PLEASE NOTE: Acknowledgment of financial support from the Postgraduate Research Travel Fund at Maynooth University is required on papers and posters.

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