# Travel awards MD-PhD students are highly encouraged to attend physician-scientist career exploration conferences during their training, as these events offer important opportunities for networking, career development, and building a broader physician-scientist identity. **Physician-Scientist Career Exploration Travel Awards** \ MSTP students presenting posters or oral presentations at physician-scientist-specific conferences (such as the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting, APSA Northeast Regional Meeting, National MD-PhD Student Conference, ISMMS Medical Student Research Day, or the NYC-wide MD-PhD Symposium) are eligible for MSTP-sponsored reimbursement. * Reimbursement is available up to $1,500 for travel-related expenses (e.g., transportation, hotel accommodations, conference fees). * Poster printing reimbursement is also available up to $100 per academic year for students participating in local student-led research events. * Students must submit an abstract, present their work, and apply through the MSTP Physician-Scientist Conference Reimbursement Form for approval. Important: Mentor or lab funding is typically expected to support travel to field-specific scientific conferences, while the MSTP directly supports career development events tailored for physician-scientists. **Scientific Conference Travel Awards** Students presenting research at scientific conferences related to their field of study should apply for travel reimbursement through their lab or mentor, not the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS). Funding policies and application instructions may vary by department or lab. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-2-1/md-phd-program/program-policies/travel-awards.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.