Purpose of Travel Fund
Provide financial support to University of Ottawa graduate students working in the field of environmental law or policy, including sustainability
Value of award: Variable
Application contact: Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law ([email protected])
Application deadline: December 1(for travel between January 1 and April 30) / April 1 (for travel between May 1 and August 31) / August 1 (for travel between September 1 and December 31)
Eligibility Criteria
- be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with protected/refugee status or an international student;
- be registered as a full-time student in a graduate program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa;
- demonstrate academic excellence;
- propose a suitable area of study consistent with cutting edge issues related to environmental law, regulation and policy in order to provide essential inputs into national and international policy formation and more effective environmental governance.;
- travel as part of their program of study (ex: to attend a conference or a symposium, to participate in research activities abroad, etc.).
Application Procedure
Before the travel
The applicant must submit the following forms, completed and signed, to the Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law (FTX301), or submit their application by email by sending clearly scanned documents to [email protected]:
- Travel Grant request form (PDF, 252.01 KB);
- Financial Resources – Request Form (PDF, 180.69 KB);
- Where applicable, written proof that the publication has been accepted for presentation at the conference (issue by the conference organizers)
The applicant will be advised whether their application is approved or refused by email by the Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law.
After the travel
The applicant must submit the following forms, completed and signed, to the Office of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law (FTX301) or submit their application by email by sending clearly scanned documents to [email protected]:
- Travel-expenses reimbursement form
- Original receipts (including boarding passes);
- Request for direct bank deposit (PDF, 228.19 KB);
- Where applicable, proof of attendance at the conference;
- Proof of exchange rates used if appropriate; and
- Where applicable, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that ethics approval for the research project is obtained prior to the research travel.