Graduate School Incentive Program to Promote Individual Fellowship Applications
The Graduate School Incentive Program to Promote Individual Fellowship Applications will provide $250 awards to students who submit fellowship applications and $1000 additional support to students who receive a fellowship award.  Instructions at http://www.uab.edu/graduate/incentive-program-for-individual-fellowship-application.  

Graduate Student Travel
Graduate student travel for professional reasons may apply to trips for the purpose of attending a scientific conference or learning new techniques. With appropriate documentation travel costs can be paid by grant or other sources. The specific documentation required will be determined by the student’s status as a research assistant (employee policies apply) or as a trainee/fellow (i.e., funded by a training grant or individual fellowship).

Documentation requirements for travel reimbursement:

·Trainees
 Trainee travel http://uabfinancial.infomedia.com/content.asp?id=208890        
 Trainee travel expense report http://main.uab.edu/sys/images/vpad/pdf/controller/traineeexprpt.pdf

·Research Assistants
 Research Assistants http://uabfinancial.infomedia.com/content.asp?id=208886

International Professional Travel
From the Office of the Provost:

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the development of a new Web-based process for faculty, staff and students to request and receive approval for UAB-related foreign travel. Beginning March 1, all UAB-Related Foreign Travel Requests must be made online through the UAB Forms site at www.uab.edu/uabforms . UAB policy requires prior presidential approval for all UAB-related foreign travel, including for all students who participate in Study Away programs and/or travel overseas as part of UAB-related activities.

 Faculty and staff may direct questions regarding the online foreign travel request to the Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Development/Faculty Affairs at 205-934-0513 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Students may direct questions to the Office of Study Away at 205-975-6611 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .