Media Arts and Technology

For Current Students

MAT Graduate Student Handbook

MAT provides a document titled the "MAT Graduate Student Handbook" for incoming students. You may download the 2009-2010 version here (PDF).

Dates and Deadlines

More information can be found at: Graduate Division Calendar.

Forms

MAT Travel Funds

MAT has set aside a limited amount of funding for students to attend important conferences and other venues in which they are presenting a paper, performance, or installation. This funding opportunity is subject to the following guidelines:

The venue must be a high quality venue in a field closely related to MAT ("run-of-the-mill" venues will not be supported by this).
The funds are for (usually partial) reimbursement of the costs of travel, lodging, and registration.
The student must be presenting his or her accepted work.
Only one student per paper/presentation/performance is eligible.
The student's affiliation must be listed as Media Arts and Technology / UCSB.
A student may receive no more than one MAT travel grant per academic year (starting September 1).
Preference will be given to students who have not previously received travel grants.
PhD students who have advanced to candidacy should first apply for a Doctoral Student Travel Grant from the Graduate Division. A MAT travel grant would only be available if the student is not eligible for the GradDiv grant.
The maximum amounts awarded will be $500 for a domestic trip or $800 for an international trip. However, the amounts may be less depending on the number of requests and the availability of funds.

Awards are subject to the availability of funds, so there is no guarantee that requests will be funded. When the travel funds have been exhausted for a given academic year, no more travel grants will be awarded until the next academic year.

How to Apply

Your advisor must send an email to Lisa Thwing ( lisa (at) mat.ucsb.edu ) requesting a MAT Travel Grant at least one month in advance of the event, with the following information (most of which you should supply for your advisor):

Name of student.
Name, location, and dates of the conference or venue.
Brief description (1-2 sentences) of the conference or venue and its relevance to MAT.
The URL of the event. The student's name should be listed in the program, or other documentation should be provided to show the student's participation.
Title and very brief description (or abstract) of the accepted paper or work.
Statement of how the paper or work was chosen (e.g. peer review, competition, or invitation), and copy of email or letter indicating your selection or acceptance.
Statement of what your presentation will entail (talk, performance, ...).
Advisor's assessment and recommendation: is this important and high priority?

Travel grant recipients must be sure to keep receipts for reimbursable items. Contact Marisa Ortega (marisa(at)mat.ucsb.edu) for reimbursement details.