GRO Travel Grants

The applications for Spring 2012 are now open.

The GRO Travel Grants Committee 2011/2012 calls for applications from eligible graduate (Ph.D./Masters) students for Travel Grant Awards Fall 2012. Awards are $300 in eligible reimbursement. Eligibility of the applicant is determined by the eligibility of the home department of the student. A homewood graduate programme is eligible if at least one of its GRO representatives has attended at least 5 of the 10 GRO biweekly General Council meetings immediately prior to the application deadline. Eligible departments for this round of applications are:

  • Biophysics
  • Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • History
  • History of Art
  • History of Science
  • Humanities Center
  • IPSSA
  • Materials Science
  • Near Eastern Studies
  • Physics & Astronomy
  • Political Science
  • Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • English
  • Anthropology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Philosophy

You may have your GRO reps contact the GRO secretary if they feel that they have attended the meetings as required and it's reflected incorrectly here.

You may apply for this award towards conferences you participated in, during the period from January 01, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

For further details, please refer to the GRO Travel Grants Policy document.

The online application consists of two parts:

To be considered, both student part and advisor part of the application must be completed by the application due date, which is 5 PM EST, May 04, 2012. Applicant and the advisor will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail by May 07. Decisions will be communicated by May 15, 2012.

Review process and other details regarding eligible expenditures can be found at http://www.jhu.edu/gro/funding/travel/policy/.

Most of the common questions and situations are answered here.

If you have specific questions that are not addressed in the policy document and FAQ, please e-mail us at grotravelgrantsgmailcom or jconsta3jhmiedu

The GRO Travel Grants Committee 2011/2012

  • Jason Constantino (Chair)
  • Josue Martinez
  • Matthew Franco
  • Erin Zaroukian
  • Shana O'Connell