Departmental Research and Travel Support

Within the department, the Brown-McFarlan and Ferm funds support dissertation and thesis research, as well as travel to present results of research at professional meetings. Both funds are derived from contributions from alumni and friends of the department, specifically for the purpose of helping students with the expenses of their research. In order to conserve departmental funds for the greatest needs, students are expected to seek other sources of funding, from their advisors, the UK Graduate School, or professional societies, before funding will be made available from the departmental funds. Details of the application process, as well as application forms, and management of the awards are contained in the following files:

• Guidelines for Travel Funding (pdf)
• Application for Travel Support (pdf)
• Guidelines for Supplementary Research Support (pdf)
• Application for Research Support (pdf)

Graduate School Sources

The Graduate School provides travel and research support to Ph.D. students, including:

• Travel to Professional Meetings
• Dissertation Enhancement Awards (Nomination by DGS; maximum of two awards per department per year)

External Sources

Various external organizations accept applciiaton for funding and all of our graduate students are encouraged strongly to apply:

• Geological Society of America (Student Grant deadline: Feb 1, 2013)
• GSA Coal Division (A.L. Medlin Award deadline: tentative date Mar. 15, 2013)
• American Assoc. of Petroleum Geologists (Grants-in-aid deadline: Jan 31, 2013)
• TSOP (Spackman Award deadline: tentative date May 18, 2013)
• Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society: Grants-in-aid, March 15, October 15 annually)