Prospective Graduate Student Travel Grants    

Departments offering graduate programs in the College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies are invited to request a travel grant to bring potential incoming graduate students to campus. The purpose of this grant is to help graduate committee chairs by funding a portion of the student’s travel expenses to visit the Galveston campus. Maximum grant funding is $600 per student dependent on funding availability each fiscal year. Graduate committee chairs should complete the form and email it to gradstudies@tamug.edu.

Application Requirements
The potential graduate committee chair should keep in mind the following:

• Each grant will be awarded for travel for a specific prospective student. Departments will not be awarded funds if they do not have a specific prospective student in mind.
• A separate application must be completed for each prospective student travel request.
• RGS will provide up to $600 per prospective student toward air travel, mileage, meals and accommodations.
• All expenses must follow the University and State of Texas travel policies. No alcohol, snacks, personal items/purchases will be reimbursed. Actual detailed receipts must be provided (no per diem).
• The host department/program or college is expected to provide some amount of funding toward the student’s travel expenses.
• Each application must include an estimated budget that outlines all travel and visit related expenses of the prospective student (airfare, mileage, hotel, meals, etc.).
• The prospective student must visit the Galveston campus within 90 days of awarding the grant.
• In selecting grant recipients, preference will be given to prospective students who have already applied and/or are outstanding and highly qualified.

RGS can complement the visit by:

• Offering an Information Session on campus resources and grad life.
• Campus tour led by one of our Graduate Student Ambassadors.
• Meeting with an Admissions Counselor.
• Prospective Student will receive a Grad Swag bag!