Guidelines:

All proposals are accepted on a rolling basis and are subject to approval by the SMSA Treasurer. Since funds are normally depleted by the end of the academic year, you are more likely to obtain funding if you apply for it well in advance of your conference travel, event, or project work.

Please contact the SMSA Treasurer for the SMSA Conference Travel Funding Application. 

Individual Conference Travel (ICT)

If you are presenting your own research or are in a leadership role for a research conference, SMSA will reimburse your conference travel costs for up to $200.

Only one ICT application will be funded per research project. Prior to submitting an SMSA ICT application, you must request support from both your research advisor and your scholarly concentration. MedScholars can provide up to $600 in research travel subsidy per academic year and the MedScholars Travel Application can be found on their website. 

Group Conference Travel (GCT)

SMSA will reimburse a student group’s conference travel costs up to $450. Only one GCT application will be funded per student group per year, and a maximum of $150 will be awarded to any one student traveling to a group conference. A student who wishes to attend multiple conferences within a given fiscal year (September 1st - August 31st) can receive a maximum of $300 in SMSA travel funding ($150 from GCT funding and another $150 from Individual Conference Travel (ICT) support).