Student Travel Award
The travel award most definitely made it possible for me to attend the conference. It would have been very difficult, if not infeasible for me to attend without it this year as I just started graduate school. Attending a conference is not an inexpensive decision, however I feel very strongly about attending them as I too am very passionate about the field. I think it is essential to attend conferences at every stage of one’s career, however especially as a post-bacc student who is aiming to attend graduate school or as a graduate student who is just in the beginning of their career, it is very important to get experience presenting, learning from peers, and networking in the field. The student travel award made it directly possible for me to attend this year's conference in Baltimore
2025 Nominations closed on March 17, 2025.
The ISTSS Student Travel Award provides a $2,000 travel grant to students to support their participation and contribution to the ISTSS annual meetings. The potential awardee will need to confirm that in case of receiving award/funding they will be able to participate. Preference will be given to students from underrepresented, underserved and economically disadvantaged communities, regions and countries.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominee must be current member of ISTSS or a student member last year
- Nominee must be nominated by an ISTSS member
- Priority is given to those who have had presentations accepted at ISTSS Annual Meeting
Award Criteria
Nominations will be judged against the following criteria:
- Demonstrated impact or importance of attending meeting
- Plan for how applicant will take advantage of professional development opportunities at annual meeting
- Demonstrate how applicant will use information learned at Annual meeting and/or connections made to further professional development in trauma field
- Evidence of engagement with and/or achievement in field of traumatic stress studies
Award Benefits
The awardee will receive:
- Complimentary registration to the ISTSS Annual Meeting (excludes Pre-Meeting Institutes)
- A plaque presented at the Annual Meeting
- An announcement will appear in the ISTSS newsletter, Stresspoints
Nomination Requirements
- A statement of need that explains the impact or importance of attending this Annual Meeting
- A two-page CV (minimum 10 point font)
- A letter of recommendation
Nominations submitted after the deadline of March 17, 2025, 11.59pm US Eastern Time, incomplete nominations, or nominations that do not adhere to submission requirements (word and page limits) will not be considered.
Recipients
2025: Olivia J. Baryluk
2024: Andrea Donis
2023: Teplong Ibrahim