• Applicants must be enrolled students at the time they attend the conference.
• Applications must be submitted within the application period dates otherwise funding is not available. 
• Students are limited to one conference funding or one professional development funding  award per fiscal year (July 1–June 30) based on the award date of funding (not the conference date).
• Awardees must complete all post-event requirements outlined in the After the Event section. 
• Awardees are selected through a lottery process as there is limited funding available. All applications will be closely reviewed to ensure that they are complete and  align with the eligibility requirements before being entered into the lottery. In subsequent cycles, the application and award process may change.
• This is considered a partial source of support, and applicants should seek funds from other sources, such as funds from the engagement they are attending, as well as from their advisor, department, and/or college and identify in their application where they are seeking additional funding.
• Eligible expenses include: 
  • registration costs for a conference, competition, or other engagement
  • travel to the engagement
  • travel in the engagement city
  • lodging
  • food
• Ineligible expenses include: 
  • society membership costs
  • wardrobe for the engagement
  • alcohol

1. Applicants should complete the Professional Engagement Funding Application (form is coming soon and will be linked here once available) by the deadline outlined in the Application Periods section. 
2. Completed applications are automatically routed to the applicant's advisor. Applicants must alert their advisor and provide them with the details of their engagement, so they can complete their portion of the application by the deadline outlined in the Application Periods section. 
3. Awardees will receive an award notification email with a letter detailing the process to access the funding, which is transferred to an account in the awardee’s department. Department business managers are copied on this email to allow for financial transfers to take place in a timely manner. Applicants should be aware of their department business manager’s Andrew ID, which will be required in the application process for this reason. 
4. Awardees can access the funds following departmental requirements through their business manager.

All graduate students who accept Professional Engagement Funding from the Office of the Provost commit to the following:

• Awardees must write a report describing their experience, specifying both concrete and abstract benefits from attending the engagement. The report must also indicate where all the funding for the engagement derived from, if applicable. Please submit the report to graded@andrew.cmu.edu no later than three weeks after the engagement. 
• Awardees must work with their department business manager to follow all requirements for submitting receipts for reimbursement of expenses. Please see the Eligibility section for more information on eligible expenses.