Preview Travel Grant Application Letter

(SAMPLE)LETTEROFSUPPORTFROMSTUDENT

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January1,2009

Milton/ChangStudentTravelGrantCommittee

Incubic/MiltonChangStudentTravelGrantCommi ttee 

OpticalSocietyofAmerica

2010MassachusettsAvenue,NW

Washington,DC20036

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DearMilton/ChangStudentTravelGrantCommittee,

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IwouldliketothankthecommitteefortheconsiderationofmyapplicationfortheMilton/Chang

StudentTravelGrant. As Iamsurethecommitteeiswellaware,Ihaverecentlybeenacceptedto

deliveranoralpresentationattheCLEOconferenceinBaltimorethisMONTH2009.Thecommitteemay

notbeaware,however,thatIamanundergraduatestudentinmythirdyearattheUNIVERSITYNAME.

Inthesummerofxxx,IperformedresearchintheOpticsLaboratoryattheUniversityXYZunderDr.Joe

Smith.Thisworkwasfundedbythexxxresearchaward,whichisanationalawardthatisgrantedto

undergraduatestudentswithsuperioracademicachievementtoallowthemtoperformresearchina

universitylaboratoryduringthesummerterm.Overthesummer,Iperformedthenovelworkthatmy

CLEOconferencepresentationisbasedon.

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SinceIamanundergraduatestudent,itisratherdifficulttoobtainfundingforconferenceexpenses

througharesearchgrant.Iamthankful,then,fortheopportunitytoapplyfortheMilton/ChangStudent

TravelGrant,whichwouldenablemetomakethetriptoBaltimore.Furthermore,Iamtravellingfrom

XYZCityinSampleCountry,andassuchthecostoftravelissignificant.Thiswillbemyfirstopportunity

toattendtheCLEOconference,which,accordingtocolleaguesattheXYZUniversity,isaworldclassand

prestigiousconference.

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Iamexcitedtobeginanopticscareer,andIfeelthattheopportunitytosharetheworkIhavedoneand 

meetwithleadersinthefieldwillbeanexcellentplatformtoestablishmyselfandgainnewinsightinto

possibleresearchinterests.IamlookingforwardtoattendingtheCLEOconference,andIkindlyrequest

thatthecommitteelooksfavorablyonmyapplication.

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Sincerely,

SampleA.Student

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