According to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, each PhD and MD/PhD student is eligible for Travel Award consideration once per academic year. Awards range from $200 to a maximum of $600. You may access the Graduate School Travel Award form here. The Graduate School Travel Award form will require the approval of your PI and others, so you’ll want to initiate the form well in advance of your travel and conference dates.
In addition to the Grad School travel award form, you must submit a travel request at least two weeks prior to departure on Sinai Central. You will find the travel request form under Finance, then click Transactions, click New, and then click Travel Request. Your department/lab administrator should be able to assist you with the travel request. Upon approval of the request, you will receive a notification with further instructions. You may request a cash advance for a conference registration, but it must be done with your travel request in Sinai Central. Please note, cash advances are rare and determined by the Finance Department. With that, the student should be prepared to pay and submit for reimbursement.
Those seeking financial support for conferences and meetings, please refer to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Handbook and Student Council. You can find more information on the Grad School Travel Award in the Student Handbook and via the Travel Award Application. And you can learn more about conference funding through the Student Council here. The MSTP has a small budget for physician-scientist conferences, such as APSA or Keystone. Please note: Mount Sinai requires those who plan to submit for reimbursement for travel expenses to initial a travel request. This must be done on Sinai Central under Finance/ Transactions/ New/ Travel Request.