The Columbia Population Research Center is very pleased to offer limited funds in support of student travel to the annual conference of the Population Association of America.
For spring 2009, CPRC will award up to $500 to students presenting at PAA. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted.
Eligibility
To be eligible to receive CPRC support, the student
- must be a CPRC Fellow;
- must be presenting a paper related to one of the Center’s four signature research areas: children, youth and families; HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health; immigration/migration; and urbanism; and
- must also apply for department and school funding opportunities still available to them, such as the
- the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Post M-Phil Travel Awards (Deadline is March 3)
- the Student Conference Travel Fund Program sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at the Mailman School of Public Health, and
- any departmental student travel funds.
Application Procedure
To apply for CPRC funding, email the following to cprc@columbia.edu:
- a copy of the conference acceptance letter or email
- a copy of the abstract accepted for presentation
- a breakdown of anticipated costs (please attach as excel document)
- a brief explanation of department/school funding already received, or a copy of application for department/school funding, or a copy of funding award letter from department/school
Responsibilities of Funding Recipients
Students who are awarded CPRC funding are expected to:
- allow CPRC to use their accepted research abstract on its website and in its publicity materials,
- notify CPRC if the paper presented at conference gets published,
- include CPRC in their acknowledgements, and
- comply with the University policies regarding travel expenses as well as the instructions for reimbursement that will be sent with the award notification.
Please note that although CPRC will notify students of the funding award prior to the conference, funds will not be disbursed until the conference is over. To receive funds, you must save and submit original receipts to CPRC. Full instructions and forms will be sent with CPRC’s notification letter.
Eligible Expenses
CPRC will reimburse students up to $500 for the following expenses, given the submission of receipts and the expense reporting form which will be sent with the notification of award.
Roundtrip Economy/Coach Airfare from New York City to Detroit
Tickets *must be* economy/coach and class must be clearly notated on receipt. Non-stop tickets from JFK, LGA and Newark to Detroit (DTW) currently range between $156 and $211 on Expedia. Reasonable rates above this cost will be considered. You should make your own travel reservations and get printouts of receipts and boarding passes, which you will need for reimbursement.
Transport to/from airport
(1) Taxi service to and from all three airports cost with submission of a receipt that includes the point of departure and arrival and the total fare, plus tip.
(2) Subway and Air Tran with receipts.
(3) Personal car. Auto mileage is $.55 per mile. A MapQuest printout of starting and ending destination will be required for reimbursement.
Hotel Room
We will reimburse up to the PAA rate of $151.00 per day, with receipt. Reasonable rates above this cost will be considered. A hotel reservation beginning Wednesday, April 29th, is an allowable expense. CPRC will pay for Wi-Fi fees. CPRC will not pay for room service, dry-cleaning, and calls on the hotel phone. It is beneficial to make your reservations early so you don’t get bumped to another hotel.
Meals
With submission of itemized receipts, meals will be reimbursed at the following rates: Breakfast - Up to $12, excluding tax and tip Lunch – Up to $17, excluding tax and tip Dinner – Up to $30, excluding tax and tip (alcohol is not an allowed expense)
PAA registration and/or membership fees
Please be sure to include a receipt or credit card statement as proof of payment for reimbursement purposes.