Cadden Award for Student Travel

Calls for proposals are on rolling bases. Travel should be timed to occur within six months of the application date.

The CAST review committee is composed of four faculty members from the Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior. Proposals will be evaluated based on the quality of writing, scientific merit, original contribution of the student to the research, quality of the proposed conference, appropriateness of the estimated budget and the funding priorities noted above. Every effort will be made to support as many meritorious proposals as possible within the constraints of the CAST budget for a given call.

The maximum award for a CAST grant is $500. As noted above, CAST grants are intended as supplementary funding. Thus, students should NOT apply for a CAST grant until they have already applied for travel funding from other sources of travel support at USD for which they are eligible. Students who have received funds or have applications pending from these other sources may apply for a CAST grant but and will be eligible to receive up to $500 total of additional funding from CAST. Students who either do not receive funding from other sources or are ineligible for funding from these other sources may apply for up to $500 total from the CAST program.

Students are expected to compose their own proposals. It is appropriate, however, for faculty members to provide feedback to the student on their proposals.

Your stipend for the program will be paid through financial aid, which may impact your financial aid package. If you have a pending balance in your account, you will not be able to receive the funds. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to email the Torero Hub stating the type and amount of CAST funding they are applying for in order to determine whether it will affect the financial aid package if selected as a recipient. If you have questions about your financial aid package, please contact OneStop.

Per USD Policy: USD-paid Airfare is required to be booked with Corporate Travel Planners (CTP) or Concur using the Torero Travel and Expense booking tool or by contacting a CTP Agent. Airfare purchased with personal funds will not be reimbursed. If students have applied for the CAST grant or any other grant they must hold off on booking airfare until they receive notification of awards.

CAST grant recipients should retain all original, itemized receipts for expenses relating to conference travel (hotel, meals, transportation, etc.). Students will be reimbursed upon their return. Students will receive the reimbursement via direct deposit or paper check, depending on what is set up with Student Accounts.

CAST grant recipients should include acknowledgment of CAST support on their poster or presentation.

Example:
The authors of this study acknowledge the support of The Cadden Award for Student Travel from the Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior at USD made possible through the contributions of the late Kevin Cadden and Kim Nelson.