Graduate Student Travel Award

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center offers limited travel grants of up to $1200 to University of Maine graduate students engaged in humanistic scholarship (whether their home department is conventionally understood to be part of the humanities or not) who have won acceptance to a professional conference, workshop, or training or who require travel funds to conduct archival research, interviews, or similar scholarly work. To be eligible for the award, an application should show a commitment from a student��셲 home department of at least $200.

Applicants for the MHC Graduate Student Travel Award should follow the steps outlined below:

  1. Complete the혻혻and create a brief (500 words or fewer) travel statement detailing the following:
    • where you will be be traveling
    • the purpose of your travel
    • individuals or groups with whom your research or scholarly work will engage
    • any other pertinent information
  2. Email your budget form and travel statement to the MHC Director and Humanities Specialist.