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Postgraduate Travel Grants

During postgraduate candidature, Pharmacy students are entitled to apply for MRGS travel grants to attend conferences or conduct field research.

The following table details the grants available from MRGS.

Zone	Conference or Study Location	Maximum Central Grant
1	Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Newcastle, Sydney	$100
2	Gold Coast, Brisbane	$150
3	Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Townsville	$250
4	Auckland. Christchurch, Wellington	$300
5	HongKong, Manila, Taipei, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur (MUM), Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo	$575
5b	India	$800
6	Africa (MSA), Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Toronto, Zurich	$1175

VCP faculty Travel Grant Subsidy

The faculty of Pharmacy will subsidise the MRGS grant for students to attend one international conference (up to $1000) and two interstate conferences* (up to $250 each) during their candidature.

After you have completed the MRGS Travel Grant application and this has been approved by your Supervisor please bring it down to the VCP Research Office, who will check it and have it approved by the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies before forwarding it to MRGS.

After your application has been lodged it will take up to 6 weeks for approval to occur, then MRGS will transfer the money into the faculty account. By this stage you will likely need to purchase your airline tickets and then present your original tax invoice, receipt and possibly your credit card statements to Kate Davies, who will arrange to have the funds reimbursed directly into your bank account.

Travel Grants from the faculty and MRGS do not cover accommodation or registration expenses. If you are unable to meet these additional expenses personally, speak to your supervisor or Head of Department about whether there are Department funds available to assist with these.

*If you are attending an interstate conference, and your flight expenses are less than $250 – you do not need to fill in the MRGS Travel Grant form. Please just bring your tax invoice, receipt and possibly credit card statement down to the Postgraduate Research Programs Coordinator, Kate Davies in VCP Administration, who will arrange to have the funds reimbursed directly into your bank account.