Conference Funding Assistance Program
The OISE Graduate Students' Association is pleased to be able to offer graduate students financial assistance for presenting a paper or leading a workshop at a conference. The OISE GSA is the only student body in the University of Toronto that offers students this kind of financial assistance for presenting at conferences.
Presenting at conferences is very important for your academic and professional career and it is also a great experience. The GSA would like to support and encourage students to build their CV and gain this valuable experience by presenting at conferences.
Before you submit your GSA conference funding assistance application please review the conference funding formula, the documents to include in your application, the eligibility requirements, and the timeline for processing applications.
*To download the Conference Application Form - please scroll to bottom of page*
If you are interesting in learning about past conferences that OISE students' have presented at, please see Student Research.
**Please note that the OISE Dean’s Conference does not quality for GSA Conference Funding.**
Note: Dean's Office Conference Funding
The Dean's Office also provides funding for graduate students presenting at conferences. Please note that as of April 1, 2008 students must apply in advance of the conference and must submit their applications by the appropriate deadline date to be considered.
Conference Funding Formula
The amount of funding that GSA assists you with depends on the distance of the conference you present at from Toronto.
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Documents to include in your Application
1) Proof of presentation:
- Photocopy of conference booklet including date and time of your presentation.
Please do not include the entire booklet. You need only include the title page of the conference booklet and the page that indicates your presentation date and time. Please highlight your presentation and name.
2) Proof of travel (you need only provide 1 item. Originals or photocopies accepted):
- Boarding passes that include your name (this is not the same as a travel itinerary that has been emailed to you)
- Hotel check-out receipt that includes your name (this is not the same as an email confirmation)
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Credit card or bank statement that indicates your name and the charges made in the location of your conference (please feel free to black out any other information).
3) Completed & Signed Application Form
* If you are not able to provide all of the above, please provide an explanation with your application.
Eligibility Requirements
All full-time and part-time graduate students registered at OISE are eligible to apply for the conference funding assistance program.
Each student is limited to one application per term (Fall, Spring, and Summer) for a maximum of three applications per year.
TIMELINE for processing applications
The GSA regrets to inform students that we can not accept documentation 30 days after the last day of the conference. Within 30 days of the last day of the conference, all applicable documentation must be mailed or dropped off to the GSA office.
Once your application has been approved you will receive an e-mail notification in your email address provided, letting you know that your cheque had been processed and is ready to be picked up during GSA office hours. Applicants that select the mail option and included a self-addressed stamped enveloped should expect their cheque in the mail.
Application Form
Download Conference Funding Assistance Application Form
Once you have downloaded the conference funding assistance application form please fill it in and drop it off to our office (if no one is there please slide it under the door), or mail it to:
Graduate Students' Association
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West,
Room 8-105, Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1V6 Canada
Unfortunately, due to the large number of applications that we receive we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt for each application. If you are concerned about whether or not your application has been received by our office please feel free to contact us.