This came in via email today - forwarding along in case you missed it:-)
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Dear Graduate Students,
The UMass Boston Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) is your student government and part of our mission is to help fund the exciting work that you are doing in your program. We do this by offering the following grants which are explained in greater detail at our website: gsaumb.wordpress.com
Professional Development Grants (Max $250 or $400; Rolling Deadline)
For students traveling to attend conferences, GSA offers two kinds of grants. If you are presenting at a conference you may apply to a $400 grant. If you are attending only, you may apply to a $250 grant. These funds are post-travel reimbursements and must be requested at least 30 days ahead of the travel dates. Applications are rolling until April 15th.
Spayne Thesis Grant (Max $1500; Deadline Nov 15 for Fall)
This is a competitive grant is awarded to a maximum of three students every fall and spring semester for cutting-edge research that contributes to the completion of a master's thesis or capstone project. Applications for this semester are due before 11:45pm November 15th. See our website for details on application materials.
Bollinger Dissertation Grant (Max $1500; Deadline Nov 15 for Fall)
This is also a competitive grant awarded to a maximum of three students every fall and spring semester for cutting-edge research that contributes to the completion of a doctoral dissertation. Applications are due before 11:45 pm November 15th. See website for details.
Non-Thesis/Dissertation Research Grant (Max $500; Rolling Deadline)
This grant is for research work that does not directly contribute to the completion of a thesis, capstone project, or a dissertation and is not better suited for the grants above.
Clubs and Programming (Variable Amounts; Rolling Deadline)
If you would like GSA to help you sponsor an event or a club for graduate students (must be open to all graduate students) you may make a request through our website as well. Applications will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
For more information about any of these grants as well as what the Graduate Student Assembly is, how we can support your initiatives, and how you may get involved to get your program's needs heard, please visit our website at the following address: gsaumb.wordpress.com or email us at gsassembly@umb.edu
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
All the best,
Gabriel Garza
GSA President
Sachin Rungta
GSA Vice-President
Shwetha Bangalore
GSA Treasurer
Deepanshu Joshi
GSA Secretary
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