Graduate Student Research and Presentation Travel Award FAQs

 

1. How do I know the status of my Award Application?

   Please log into the Travel Award Application Portal. Under the Graduate Student Travel Award section, click “Click here to fill out the Application Form or check your application status.” On the Applications page you will see a list of any current or former applications you have submitted to the Graduate and professional school. Please view the column heading “Status” to check the status of your application.

   
   Status Categories:
   Incomplete – you have not completed all the necessary components of the online application form.
   Committee Chair Approval – you have submitted all the necessary documents and your application has been sent via email to your Committee Chair (you were asked to provide their name on the “Approvals” page) for approval. Their approval signifies that they do not have the funds to fully support your travel and that your application is accurate to the best of their knowledge. Please remind you committee chair to look for the email and review your application. 
   Department Head Approval - you have submitted all the necessary documents and your application has been approved by your Committee Chair. Your application has now been sent via email to your Department Head for approval (you were asked to provide their name on the “Approvals” page). Their approval means that your department does not have the funds to fully support your travel and that your application is accurate to the best of their knowledge. 
   OGAPS Admin Review – your application has been approved by your Committee Chair and Department Head and is awaiting review by the Travel Award Review Committee to assess if all requirements have been met.
   OGAPS Approval – your application has been reviewed and is awaiting final approval by the Travel Award Review Committee. You will be notified if you have been awarded the travel funds or not no later than 15 days after the deadline.
   OGAPS Approved – your application has been approved for funding. You should have received an award email notification.
   Rejected – your application has not been approved for funding due to missing requirements or limited funds. Please apply again for your next research or presentation travel.
    
2. Can you resend the approval email to my Committee Chair/Department Head; they did not receive it?
   Please have your Committee Chair/Department Head visit https://ogapsportal.tamu.edu. Any and all Travel Award applications awaiting their approval will be listed in the Portal for them.
   NOTE: Your Department Head will not receive the approval email until after your Committee Chair has approved your application.
    
3. Where do I find information on Graduate Resources and Development for Aggies (GRAD Aggies) events? 
   To see current GRAD Aggies events, click here.
    
4. My GRAD Aggies Reflection Quiz isn’t graded yet. How can I get it graded so I can submit my application?
   Your reflection quiz does not need to be graded before you submit your application, just be sure you are uploading a screengrab that shows your name, the name of the event and all of your answers to the reflection questions in your application.
    
5. How can I tell if an event is a GRAD Aggies event?
   Please visit the GRAD Aggies calendar. In general GRAD Aggies events will have “GRAD Aggies” in their title as well as the GRAD Aggies Professional Development Unit (PDU) value in the description. Events in the GRAD Aggies calendar that are NOT eligible GRAD Aggies events will explicitly say so in their description. Please click on the events to read their descriptions.

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