Domestic Travel
The GSS Domestic Travel Award (DTA) is a non-competitive award that supports graduate students to attend or travel to a domestic conference. This award offers a flat rate of $300 to attend a domestic conference or up to $300 to attend a virtual event (depending on the event registration fee).
This award aims to promote the professional and academic development of the graduate students at Kent State University. The DTA funding is restricted to individuals presenting, performing, or actively participating at professional conferences or similar academic events related to their academic program or field standards. Graduate students can receive one DTA per semester. The DTA covers travel throughout the entire 2023-2024 academic year.
Students are eligible to apply for GSS travel awards with university-sponsored travel reinstated. Travel can increase your chance of getting or spreading COVID-19. Anyone traveling should carefully review the continuously updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance regarding travel. The CDC’s travel website offers detailed information about airline travel, both foreign and domestic, and other travel. Kent State requires university community members to contact the COVID Response Team in certain instances. Please get familiar with Kent State's COVID-19 reporting guidelines and Covid-19 FAQs for Kent State.
APPLICANTS: Apply for the FALL 2023 DTA
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2023 - 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR DEADLINES
- FALL APPLICATIONS OPEN: SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
- FALL APPLICATIONS CLOSE: OCTOBER 13, 2023
- AWARDEES NOTIFIED: NOVEMBER 3, 2023
- AWARD LETTERS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TAX FORMS (IF APPLICABLE) DUE: NOVEMBER 17
INFORMATION FOR DTA RECIPIENTS
Awardees: After you are approved for the DTA award, please see the instructions in your award letter for receiving the award amount. Once you have submitted your signed and filled award letter back to the Finance Chair, the Office of the Dean of Students will process the award as a scholarship through your Bursar account, and you should receive the fund within 21 business days. As a recipient of this award, you are also required to complete a Post-Award Survey within 14 days after the return/attendance from the conference.
Tax Information:
The Non-Resident Award Letter (PDF) pertains to non-resident students who have received an award from the Graduate Student Senate. Please read for further information.
The Resident Award Letter (PDF) pertains to U.S. resident students who have received an award from the Graduate Student Senate. Please read for further information.
◘ If this information does not answer your tax question, please contact sprintax@kent.edu
Please refer to the GSS Bylaws for further clarification into the policies and procedures associated with this Award (Articles V-VIII)
For questions regarding the Domestic Travel Award, please contact the Executive Chair, Emily Erb at eerb4@kent.edu.