Medical Faculty Association Awards
Travel Awards for Graduate Students & Postdocs
The Medical Faculty Association offers travel awards to graduate students twice per year. No award will exceed $600. These awards are generated by an endowment that was graciously given the University with the intent to subsidize travel costs of our highly motivated trainees.
Instructions: To submit an application for GRADUATE STUDENTS, please complete all of the forms in this packet and upload as a single PDF document here.
Instructions: To submit an application for POSTDOCS, please complete all of the forms in this packet and upload as a single PDF document here.
A completed packet should contain the following:
- Item A: A copy of your accepted abstract – Note: Your abstract must be accepted before you submit an application for an MFA Travel Award and the travel must not yet have occurred.
- Item B: Your completed biosketch
- Item C: A signed acknowledgment from your mentor
All three items can be downloaded here.
Application Timeline
| Fall Applications | |
|---|---|
| August 15 | Application Opens |
| September 15 | Application Closes at 11:59pm |
| 4th week of September | Faculty review/score applications |
| 1st week of October | OGS compiles scores and prepares award letters |
| 2nd week of October | OGS notifies applicants of status |
| Spring Applications | |
|---|---|
| January 17 | Application Opens |
| February 17 | Application Closes at 11:59pm |
| February 20th – March 3rd | Faculty review/score applications |
| 3rd week of March | OGS compiles scores and prepares award letters |
| 4th week of March | OGS notifies applicants of status |