Graduate Student Travel Scholarship

The Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) is pleased to announce a call for applications for its Graduate Student Travel Scholarship (GSTS). The GSTS provides funding to offset the costs of graduate students attending and presenting at MCJA’s Annual Meeting. All applications are due by July 15th annually.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the GSTS, student must meet all of the following criteria:
-Current graduate student (i.e., Master’s or Ph.D. level) enrolled in at least one (1) graduate credit hour during the Fall semester/term of the Annual Meeting
-Must attend MCJA Annual Meeting and be the lead presenter or a submitted paper/poster (student does not have to be listed as the first author)
-No prior receipt of the GSTS during the two (2) prior Annual Meetings

Application Process

Applications must be submitted by the graduate student and include:
–Completed application form
-Proof of graduate student status (i.e., proof of enrollment in at least one [1] graduate credit hour during the Fall semester/term of the MCJA Annual Meeting)
-A copy of the email confirmation received by submitting a paper/poster for the Annual Meeting; please contact the 1^st Vice President if you did not receive confirmation.

Completed applications should be sent to mcja@mcja.org with all of the above elements. Please submit materials by July 15.

Awards and Distribution

-MCJA anticipates up to four (4) GSTS awards of $500 each will be made
-MCJA reserves the right to make fewer than four (4) awards
-Awardees are required to attend the MCJA Annual Meeting’s General Business Meeting, where they will receive their award.

2025 Student Travel Scholarship Recipients

Prior Travel Scholarship Recipients

2024

Tiana Gaudette Michigan State University Peyton Gillespie Ball State University

Katelyn McMahon University of Louisville Kaitlyn Swanberg University of Nebraska- Omaha