Ph.D. Program Guidebook - The University of Chicago Booth School ...

Ph.D. Program Guidebook 2007-2008
Director's approval, you are not guaranteed funding. You should apply for funding
prior to the activity you are requesting funding for.
As an example, if you have a $200 request for human subject research, that will be
approved. Then if you want to get reimbursed $800 for a conference, only $400 ($600 -
$200) will be approved and you would then have exhausted your allocation for the year.
On the other hand, if the conference came first, then you would be approved $600 for the
conference and $0 for the subjects.
The forms you need to apply for funding are available on the internal PhD Program
website under "Useful Forms." After COMPLETELY filling out the form and getting a
faculty advisor's signature, submit the form to the PhD Office. It will then be reviewed
by the Director of the Program and you will be notified if your funding request was
approved and for how much.
MARJORIE WALTERS MEMORIAL EMERGENCY LOAN FUND
This fund is used to help a Ph.D. student deal with short-term financial problems. Interestfree
loans of up to $1000 are available quickly upon request for short periods of time (usually
one month). Students should feel free to stop in and speak to the Associate Director if they
find themselves in financial need. The loans are given in total confidence.
Marjorie Walters was the Assistant Dean of Students for the Ph.D. Program at the time of her
death in 1983. The fund was established by her friends who wanted to create a living
reminder of her devotion to the Ph.D. Program and her affection for the students.
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