International Conference Student Support Award

Awarded by : University of Maryland

Updated on Jan 28, 2025
Tanuj Kumar

University Research Analyst

International Conference Student Support Award

  • Applicable for

    University of Maryland in USA

  • Max scholarship per student

    Rs 43,310/-

  • No. of students to be awarded

    Varies

  • Course Level

    Masters

  • Intake year

    Jan 2025 +1 more

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

  • International Conference Student Support Award (ICSSA) help defray the expenses incurred by UMD graduate students who are traveling to scholarly, scientific, or professional conferences to present papers, posters, or other scholarly material

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Maryland in USA

  • All gradute programs

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: USD 500 => Rs 43,310

Conversion rate used: 1 USD = Rs. 88.73 (last updated 23rd September 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: Yearly

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees ×Not covered in scholarship
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

  • The ICSSA pays the registration fee for conferences located outside of the United States. Award maximum is $500. 
  • The International Conference Student Support Award will cover a graduate student’s conference registration fee up to $500 for international conferences. The Award does not cover travel, lodging, or student membership fees.

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

  • No Special Restriction applicable

Eligibility

  • To be eligible, a graduate student must be presenting a paper, poster, or other research or creative material at a major, international scholarly, scientific, or professional conference that is held outside of the US.
  • The graduate student must show proof of acceptance to present at the conference and be enrolled at the University of Maryland at the time of travel to the conference.

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India +239 more

Application Process for this scholarship

  • A complete application includes:
    • 1) The ICSSA Application Cover Sheet (co-signed by the student and department)
    • 2) Conference Invitation
  •  Applications and all supporting materials must be received in the Graduate School before the travel dates. Students, please inform your department's business office about your travel grant application.
  • Submit application to https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_bskFW12EuMJZ6EC. Please note, these travel awards are reimbursement awards. Awarded students need to keep receipts and submit them to their department's business office.

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date Not Available
  • Students must submit the application before the first day of the conference.

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email gradtravelawards@umd.edu

Additional Information

  • The ICSSA a reimbursement award. If the student pays the registration fee, students will need to submit their Concur Report to their department or program to receive reimbursement. Once reimbursed to the student, the department would seek a reimbursement from the Graduate School.
  • If a department credit card pays the registration fee, the department would seek a reimbursement from the Graduate School. Department Resource: Reimbursement instructions. For questions, please contact Program Director for Office of Funding Opportunities, Robyn Kotzker at x 5-0281 or rkotzker@umd.edu or gradtravelawards@umd.edu

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