This award recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated an aptitude for instruction in the classroom, leveraging their depth of knowledge and effective communication skills to enhance the undergraduate educational experience.

This award recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated an excellent record of service to the department, including active committee involvement, mentorship, community outreach, etc.

This award recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated exceptional scholarly progress in predissertation graduate research (3^rd year or prior) as evidenced by performance on PBS seminars, area seminars, first year project, publications, etc.

This award recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated exceptional scholarly progress in dissertation research (4^th year and beyond) as evidenced by performance on the thesis proposal, conducting careful and productive scientific inquiry, PBS seminars, area seminars, publications, etc.

Students seeking to attend a conference or workshop outside of their laboratory’s immediate area of interest, or a conference that the student’s advisor or lab would not normally attend, are encouraged to apply for this travel award.  

Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate how attending the conference or workshop would broaden the student’s educational experience above and beyond the training they are otherwise receiving.  Students wishing to apply to present their work at a conference they would otherwise not attend may apply for this award before submitting their work to the relevant conference, such that they may know their funding situation prior to committing to present their work. If their SCTA application is successful, the award may be disbursed after their conference submission is accepted. Funding can be used to defray costs of conference travel expenses including airfare, transportation, lodging, meals, and conference registration. Students can apply for a maximum of $1000 in travel reimbursement.

Applicants must submit a full proposal including:

1. Cover page PDF including all required signatures.
2. Paragraph including the name, location, brief description of the conference, and clear and thorough justification of how attendance and/or presentation of the student’s work at this conference or workshop will contribute to the student’s professional development.
3. Copy of the abstract that will be submitted to the conference (if relevant).
4. Proposed budget of expenses associated with the conference. When budgeting, students should use the most economical means available.

Application Review

Completed applications will be reviewed within 2‐3 weeks of their receipt. Students must submit the application at least one month before the registration deadline for the conference. Last minute submissions will not be accepted.

The purpose of this award is to foster collaborative projects between graduate students within the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.

Students within the same lab or students in different labs may apply, but the project proposed should be student-initiated and not assigned by the advisor(s), and must be sufficiently distinct from the applicant’s main direction of research. Students should submit a proposal that explains the goals of the project and proposes an initial set of experiments.

Funds can be used to defray research expenses or offset equipment or software purchases. Students should think of this project as a means to acquire preliminary data for a potential larger project that might eventually be supported by a faculty member. Students can apply for a maximum of $500 ‐ $1,000, with exceptions considered on a case by case basis as funds are available.

Applicants must submit a full proposal including:

• Cover page PDF including all required signatures.
• 4‐5-page proposal outlining the goals and design of the proposed study, including how the study concept was developed and the expected contributions of each student, as well as a description of how the project would extend the student(s)’ work beyond the research opportunities they would otherwise receive.
• 1‐page timeline outlining how and when the study will take place.
• Brief letter from each of the students’ advisors in support of the application. Letters must state that the students are making appropriate progress in their other research projects and may work on this collaborative project. 
• Proposed budget of costs associated with the project

Application Review

Completed applications will be reviewed within 2‐3 weeks of their receipt.

The purpose of this award is to provide opportunities for students to visit other labs in the Department or the University in order to conduct collaborative research and acquire new skills.  

This award is intended to supplement a student’s research training by offering an experience that would otherwise not be possible; the award is not intended to support research that is already planned by the student’s advisor.  A student’s plans to apply for such an award must be discussed extensively with their advisor;  the advisor will likely be involved in arranging and developing the potential collaboration. Advisors may also approach a student with recommendations and opportunities. Students can apply for a maximum of $1000.

Applicants must submit a full proposal including:

1. Cover page PDF including all required signatures.
2. 3‐5 page proposal outlining the research/learning opportunity and a justification for conducting this work with the host laboratory, as well as a description of how the project or training experience would extend the student’s education beyond the opportunities they would otherwise receive.
3. Letter from the student’s advisor in support of the  application.

Letter from the PI of the host laboratory in support of the application.

The purpose of this award is to provide opportunities for students to visit labs outside of the University in order to conduct collaborative research and acquire new skills.

This award is intended to supplement a student’s research training by offering an experience that would otherwise not be possible; the award is not intended to support research that is already planned by the student’s advisor.  Plans to apply for such an award must be discussed extensively with advisors, who likely will be involved in arranging and developing the potential collaboration. Students can apply for a maximum of $1000.  It is unlikely that the funds allotted will cover all of the relevant expenses, so students should plan accordingly.

Applicants must submit a full proposal including:

• Cover page PDF including all required signatures.
• 3‐5-page proposal outlining the research/learning opportunity and a justification for conducting this work with the host laboratory (why this is unique opportunity not available at JHU), as well as a description of how the project or training experience would extend the student’s education beyond the opportunities they would otherwise receive.
• Letter from the student’s advisor in support of the candidate’s application.
• Letter from the PI of the host laboratory in support of the application.
• Proposed budget of living costs and other research expenses. 

Candidates are strongly encouraged to minimize costs by seeking housing with current graduate students at the host institution.

Please read and understand the following important information regarding the reimbursement process for your travel funding:

• Funds are disbursed as a travel reimbursement, not a travel advance. It is important that you keep all original copies of your receipts for the items that you submitted on your itemized budget which was included in your original application. For expenses purchased with a credit card, the receipt must show that a credit card was charged. If the original receipt is electronic, it may be submitted as long as the receipt shows that the expense was paid in full.
• Reimbursements for lodging & airfare/rail prior to travel can only be made if they were purchased through Concur.
• Lodging reimbursements require an itemized folio.
• Students should complete the Cover Page pdf prior to submitting receipts for reimbursement.
• If you have any questions about the reimbursement process please email [email protected].