Traveling Scholars

Clarifications/changes in red were the most recently implemented changes.

  1. Traveling Scholars is a distinct program available through all Scholarly Concentrations.

  2. Each student is eligible to apply for travel and can receive a stipend up to $2,500 for travel, VISAs, and required immunizations (not to include lodging, food, supplies/equipment) in addition to the $12,000 fellowship (1 FTEQ). If this stipend is not completely used on the first travel project, the student may apply to use the balance remaining on future, approved MedScholars travel projects.

    Students who are doing a traveling project in the local Bay area will be eligible to receive ONLY up to $500 for travel, unless at the time of applying there is an attachment justifying extra travel needs not to exceed $2,500.

    Note that receipts are due no later than 6 months after the end of the last research quarter.

  3. Traveling projects are considered at all deadlines. It is advisable to apply two quarters in advance of expected travel quarter, in order to assure time for securing needed compliance (e.g. human subject institutional approval must be approved at Stanford and at away-site).


  4. Traveling Scholars are awarded to:

    1. research and study involving travel away from Stanford for the duration of the project (minimum 6 weeks), with a preference for destinations outside the U.S. and projects involving cross-cultural experiences. Projects typically involve unique populations or rare materials not found in this location.

    2. research projects conducted either partly or wholly at Stanford focused on an application off site, again with a preference for projects outside the U.S. and involving cross-cultural experiences. Even though the research aspect of these projects is conducted at Stanford, the student must engage actively at the away site in some manner (e.g. needs assessment, presentation or implementation).

  5. Traveling Scholars are evaluated in the same manner as resident scholars, with additional major requirements related to the travel site:

    1. Students must have an on-site advisor in addition to a Stanford faculty advisor. The on-site advisor must have read the proposal, support it and confirm in the letter that resources are available to the student to complete the project. If the project involves a local population, the student must provide specifics on how the interests and needs of the on-site population are being met through the research project.

    2. Students must delineate the resources available to them on and off campus to help ensure their learning outcomes are met.

    3. Students must submit a list of anticipated travel costs in the proposal, and an itemized list of travel expenditures for reimbursement.


  6. Students are discouraged from, but can, travel to countries with State Department warning alerts. However, we do not guarantee Medical Scholars funding for projects that are excessively risky to the student's well-being. If funding is given to a student to travel to a warning alert area, it is at their own risk. In this case the student must follow University policy by signing a Travel Release and Waiver form (link to PDF file), which includes the agreement to acquire health insurance equivalent to Cardinal Care (see Dr. Cross for further information). Further stipulations may also be required for funding as needed.

 
 

 

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