Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation Travel Grant Info Session

Come learn more about the Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation for travel grants and the application process! This information session will cover the application requirements, the UMass submission process, getting help with the proposal process, and a suggested timeline for getting a competitive application in on time.

Background:

UMass Amherst has once again been invited to submit applications to the Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation for travel grants of approximately $5,000 - $7,000. The sponsor deadline is Friday, January 11, 2019, but your complete application must be received by the Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) by 9 a.m. January 7, 2019. 

The Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation awards fellowships to present and prospective teachers, with an emphasis on present teachers at the college or university level, to enable them to study abroad or at some other location(s) other than that which they are most closely associated. The aim is to stimulate and broaden the minds of teachers to improve and enhance the quality of their instruction.

Presenters:

• Sarah Vega-Liros, Senior Pre-Award Research Administrator, Office of Pre-Award Services
• Michael Stein, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, UMass Foundation
• Mary Fechner, Proposal Development Specialist, Office of Research Development

Note: If there is no webform below this text, the session is full. Please email sarahv@research.umass.edu to be placed on a waiting list.