Travel Waiver Form (City Year /McNair)

Travel funds are available for professional development activities, poster presentations, conferences, collection of research data, etc.

Travel reimbursement of funds up to a maximum of $500
Reimbursement can be used once per trip
Reimbursement can be used once per semester
Reimbursement can be used three times during the fellow’s degree studies.

To be eligible for potential travel reimbursements

1. Complete and submit this travel award form and requested documentation as soon as you receive confirmation for your professional conference/meeting attendance or finalized plans for research data collection travel.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

CWID

Department

Degree Program

Faculty Advisor

Event Information

Title of Event

Location of Event

Date of Event

End Date of Event

2. Attach a description of the purpose for the meeting or research data collection travel.150 words written for a lay audience

If you are presenting at a professional conference/meeting please include a copy of your abstract for your presentation.
If you are traveling for research data collection, please include a description of your research project.

3. Submit a brief letter of support for your travel from your Graduate Faculty Advisor:

Funds cannot be applied retroactively. Original receipts are to be submitted within 10 days of travel. The expenses submitted for reimbursement by the McNair Graduate Fellows/City Year National Service Scholars Professional Development Student Travel Award can not have and not be submitted for reimbursement by any others.

I certify by checking this box that I have not submitted the expenses specified above to any others for reimbursement