Travel Funding
"The Rebel streamlined train" by Sherrill Art Card Company under Public Domain
Graduate students can apply for a number of different awards for travel. Go to the graduate awards page and type in 'travel' into the key word search box to see all the travel awards at the university.
Attending Conferences
Depending on your program you will probably attend at least one conference during your graduate education. You may present a poster or a paper. It is often a scary endeavour for those who have not been to one before. Below you will find links to information on what to expect and how to prepare.
GD09 Poster Session by David Eppstein is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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Attending the WDCAG 2011 Conference: Advice for Students by StudentsWhile this paper is written for grad students going to a specific conference in geography the information and advice is helpful for grad students in many disciplines. They deal with the different types of conferences, the difference between paper presentation and poster presentation, funding and more.
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Becoming Part of a Research CommunityThis is a general discussion about becoming part of the research community and includes a section on conference attendance.
Publishing Your Grad Work
Depending on your program you may want to tart publishing your work before you finish your degree, Below you will find links to advise for, and descriptions of, publishing in grad school.
Photo by E. Geller under CC BY-NC 4.0
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A Graduate's Guide to Publishing Scholarly WorkIn this paper Donna Lee van Cott, Political Science Professor at Tulane University, explains various forms of publication and the different types of graduate work that can be published.
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Starting to PublishAcademic Research as a Doctoral StudentIn this paper Dorian Stoilescu and Douglas McDougall, from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, talk about why and when to pursue publishing. They also give some advice on how to publish.
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Getting Published as a Graduate Student in the SciencesIn this article Richard Reis explains the publishing landscape in the sciences and gives some pointers.