Student Eligibility

  1. Applicant must be a graduate or professional student at Iowa State University (ISU).
    1. Must be registered for the Fall Semester to receive funding for a trip which occurs in August through December.
    2. Must be registered for the Spring Semester to receive funding for a trip which occurs in January through May.
    3. Must be registered for either of the 2 Summer Sessions or the previous Spring semester to receive funding for a trip which occurs during June or July.
    4. Must not graduate prior to travel occurring
  2. Students are only eligible to receive one PAG award per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30)
  3. Students may apply more than once, but the applications must be for different conferences.
    1. A student cannot submit multiple applications for multiple events occurring within the same month. Grad student must select and apply for only ONE.
    2. If a student is denied a PAG award for a conference due to missing the application deadline, they remain eligible to apply for a different conference that same fiscal year (but NOT the conference for which he/she has missed the deadline. i.e. missing the deadline doesn't affect future eligibility).

Travel Eligibility

  1. Applicants may receive travel funding to attend a professional meeting as a presenter or as a non-presenter.
  2. Applicants may receive travel funding to cover virtual conference admission fees. 
  3. Applicants may receive travel funding to attend a professional workshop that provides experiences not available at ISU.
  4. Applicants will not receive funding for required academic activities or towards credit-bearing courses. 
  5. An applicant MUST retain documentation of the travel should the GPSS ask for it: 
    1. Must have an abstract acceptance confirmation or a registration email (email or letter) containing: 
      1. The name of the conference or workshop,
      2. Date(s) of the conference and/or presentation,
      3. Name, title, and affiliation of the person that sent the confirmation, and
      4. Contact information for the person that sent the confirmation

GPSS may request that an applicant submit proof of acceptance in hardcopy, it is the applicant’s responsibility to retain the confirmation for one (1) year following the conference.

Travel Month Award Divisions

  1. PAGs shall be awarded based on "Travel Month".
  2. The month in which a conference occurs shall be determined by the last day on which the conference occurs regardless of when travel begins or ends, this is referred to as an applicant's "Travel Month".
  3. The total amount of funds budgeted for PAG awards for the fiscal year shall be divided equally among the twelve months.
  4. If in a given month there is unspent money, the extra money will be distributed to the immediately proceeding month.