UC Davis Geography Graduate Group

AAG-GTU TRAVEL AWARDS 2023
The AAG-GTU Travel Award provides support for student members of GTU to attend the national annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Denver. Travel awards are available with preference given to geography undergraduate and graduate students who are attending an AAG meeting for the first time and who will serve as an author or co-author on a paper or poster being presented at the meeting.

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the AAG will be virtual and in-person. Award reimbursements to GTU students who attend 2023 meeting for cost of either virtual ($50) or in-person (up to $200) registration.
Application deadline: December 1, 2022
See the GTU website for applications.
Submit applications to [email protected].
https://gammathetaupsilon.org/travel-award-application.html

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