Education Enhancement Grants are available to assist students who wish to participate in worthwhile educational experiences. Activities may include but are not limited to: conference registration or travel; travel to other locations for course work or experiential learning purposes; costs incurred as part of team projects or AgBio Travel Courses; academic exchanges with other institutions.
It should be noted that these guidelines are to provide consistency in the award of grants, but that they should not be regarded as limiting the number and/or type of proposals that might be approved for funding. It is recognized that there may be valuable and unique opportunities that will fall outside the guidelines and that such applications should be considered based on the benefit of the experience to the individual student(s) and/or the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.
Qualified applicants will receive funding as annual budgets allow.
Eligibility requirements and application process are different for graduate and undergraduate students so please ensure you read through the correct requirements.
Graduate Student Eligibility – Education Enhancement Grants
Applicants must be full-time graduate students studying in AgBio departmental graduate programs. In order to be eligible, applicants must be in good academic standing as defined by CGPS, including having minutes from an advisory committee meeting from the past 12 months and a signed Student-Supervisor Agreement on file.
At the time of travel, students must be within 36 months (Master's) or 60 months (PhD) of their program start date in order to be eligible.
Guidelines
-Graduate students must be presenting at a conference or meeting in order to receive funding
-Only one application from an individual student or group will be supported each academic year. The college also reserves the right to limit the number of awards to individual applicants for the same conference or workshop
-All travel undertaken outside of Canada that is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan (USask) must comply with university-wide travel policies and safety protocols in order to receive university funds. This includes travel organized, funded, or endorsed by USask, whether for academic, research, or extracurricular purposes. All AgBio students and AgBio student clubs must adhere to USask policies when participating in international travel affiliated with USask. The International Travel Guidelines for Students and Student Clubs outline the responsibilities and expectations for AgBio students and clubs to ensure safe, responsible, and compliant international travel
-A summary of the conference presentation is to be provided upon return from event, in consultation with the Manager, Research, Graduate Studies and External Engagement
Awards for individuals
| Conference travel and fees | $500 |
Apply
To apply, graduate students should provide the following information to danielle.baron@usask.ca:
-Name and student number
-Nature of the activity, dates and location, title of presentation (brochure of event, confirmation from the event that you have been invited to present)
-Detailed budget, including other sources of funding applied for or approved
-A statement of the benefit of the activity to the student and college
-A letter of support from a faculty member
Notification and payment
-Notification of award status will be sent by email
-Graduate student awards will be provided through reimbursement of travel costs, when a travel claim is prepared
Undergraduate Student Eligibility – Education Enhancement Grants funded by the David Christensen Travel Fellowship Fund
Applicants must be full-time students in the College of Agriculture and Bioresource and be in good academic standing.
Awards for individuals
| Conference travel and fees | $500 |
| AgBio Travel Courses* | $550 |
| National and international exchange programs (Study Abroad) | $2,000 |
*Students may apply for funding to offset costs of an AgBio travel course but students need to apply on their own behalf – an instructor cannot apply on behalf of all the students in the class.
Awards for groups/clubs
Up to $500 per student with a maximum of $2,500.
Apply
To apply, undergraduate students should provide the following information to awards.agbio@usask.ca.
-Name and student number
-Nature of the activity, dates and location, (brochure of event, booking confirmation, etc.)
-Detailed budget, including other sources of funding applied for or approved
-A statement of the benefit of the activity to the student and college
-If applying on behalf of a club/student group, an executive member of the group/club will provide the above information on behalf of the group within the college on behalf of the group. All students receiving funding from the grant must be eligible according to the criteria outlined in these guidelines
Notification and payment
-Notification of award status will be sent by email
-Undergraduate students will receive the payment through direct deposit. Payments will be made 1-2 weeks prior to the event being sponsored
-Payments to a club will be by cheque, payable to the club. Cheques will be picked up in the Dean’s Office