If you are presenting at a conference, or if you will incur costs associated with your thesis or capstone project, you can apply for one of the following awards. A student can only receive one conference award and one research award per academic year. If you have questions about your eligibility or the process, be in touch with the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli: acanelli@brandeis.edu.
Other award opportunities are available from the Office of Graduate Affairs.
Master's Student Conference Awards
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- Masters students from all GSAS programs
- Must be in good academic standing with their program
- Presenting a paper or poster, serving on a panel or giving a talk/workshop. Participation in the conference must be evidenced by a listing in the conference’s official program materials.
- Expenses can include travel, lodging, registration fees
- Exclusions: no food, alcohol
- Up to $200 per applicant
- Conference travel/presentation must take place during the academic year in which the student applies.
- GSAS Master's Conference Award Application Form
- Applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis (within 2 weeks of submission) by the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs.
- Please note that there are limited award funds available, so apply as soon as your participation has been confirmed by the conference.
- Submit appropriate documentation (conference material/urls, receipts) in a timely way, or the award will be forfeited.
- Meet with a member of the Career and Professional Development team before/after the event to incorporate the award into your resume/CV and other career materials.
Masters Research Awards
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- Masters students from all GSAS programs
- Must be in good academic standing with their program
- Research expenses associated with a thesis or capstone project
- Expenses can include: travel, lodging, archival access, research supplies, transcription
- Exclusions: no food, alcohol, Brandeis fees/tuition, laptops, software, hardware, textbooks for courses
- Up to $400 per applicant
- Research must take place during the academic year in which the award is made.
- Research award applications will be reviewed by a selection committee after the two deadlines, November 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022. Selection committee will include the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, the Faculty Director of Professional Development, as well as another faculty member from a GSAS program
- Criteria: clarity of the proposed plan, degree progress to date, feasibility of completing the project as outlined, thesis advisor’s support
- Submit appropriate documentation (receipts) in a timely way, or the award will be forfeited.
- Complete a brief assessment about the research deliverables and outcomes
- Meet with a member of the Career and Professional Development team to incorporate the award into your resume/CV and other career materials.
International Travel During the Fall
Beginning June 1, university-sponsored travel may resume under these guidelines. University-sponsored travel includes: conference attendance; research travel, including archival and field research; internships that are required for your program.
You must complete the International Travel Request Form if you plan to undertake international university-sponsored travel or if you are unvaccinated and you plan to undertake domestic university-sponsored travel.
Within a week after you complete this form, you will receive an email from the GSAS Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, which will either grant or deny your request to undertake university-sponsored travel.
