Tropical Disease Institute

Student Travel Awards Program

Must have been accepted into the program to apply

Deadline for 2010 is Sunday March 1st
[updated 11/13/2009]

Objective:

To provide students wishing to participate in TDI-sponsored Education Abroad programs with partial financial assistance to cover travel related expenses through a competitive process.

Nature of the Award:

• Up to 10 awards will be granted during 2010
• up to $500 will be applied towards in-country travel expenses
• Letter of award in recipient’s file with copy to the Dean or other academic authority as requested
• This award is not considered financial aid and is not "need based"

Eligibility

Three separate award categories will be available

• OUCOM Students: Students currently enrolled in Years 1 to 4 at OUCOM or CORE Residency programs
• Ohio University students: Undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing
• Other Students: Undergraduate, graduate and Medical students from other institutions of higher education

Eligible programs:

• International Research Training Course in Ecuador: Chagas disease in Ecuador.

• Water, Mosquitoes and community education
  A Research Experience.

• 2nd Ecology and Biodiversity Field Workshop in Ecuador: “The Natural History and Medical Significance of Insects”

• Clinical Rotations in Ecuador

• International Video Podcast Production Workshop
  Health Issues in Ecuador

Guidelines

• Fill out the TDI Travel Award Application Form online (Will be available in Feb 2010)
• Upload a 500 word essay (not including references) on a topic listed below.
  • Paper format: font Arial 10 pt, 1 inch margins, letter size paper, 1.5 inch spacing.
  • Header: Name of applicant, program of studies and school, TDI program of interest, date.
  • File name: Student Last Name_date i.e John_Doe_2008
  • References: At least 5 papers or textbook references
• Deadline March 1, 2010

Selection process

• Papers will be evaluated by a panel of TDI members and students, and scored considering clarity of ideas, overall content and relevance to the topic.
• A decision letter will be emailed to the applicant two weeks after the deadline.
• A letter of award, stating the nature of the competition and other relevant details, will be added to the applicant’s file at OUCOM or in their school/program and sent to the Dean or other academic officer at their school as requested.
• Award will be contingent on actual participation in the program and cannot be used to pay for program deposits.
• Awards are not transferable and can not be deferred.

 Essay Topic for the 2010 competition:

To be announced