Every year MSA holds fundraisers and receives grants from the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association to raise money to disburse to the class for various projects, talks and programs.

***Please note on the advertisements for your events that both the MSA and WMAA are sponsoring your event financially.

Before you submit funding requests, you will want to read a brief overview of the funding rules and application process.

 

Event Funding:

If you want to request any amount of money for any event, you must:

1. Submit a programming request at least 2 weeks in advance of your event.
2. No later than two weeks after your event, submit a reimbursement request form.

Travel Policy
School Travel Policy and Pre-Approval:

• Students must comply with the school's Student Travel Policy. The complete policy is located in the Student Handbook. Please readthe following guidelines and the funding rules and application process carefully prior to making travel plans and requesting travel funding.
• Year 1 and Year 2 students requesting to attend a conference who are either a presenter or a leader/delegate will be excused from required course activities. Year 1 and Year 2 students requesting to attend a conference who do not have a role as a presenter or a leader/delegate will NOT be excused from required course activities.
• Year 3 and Year 4 students requesting to attend a conference must obtain permission from their clerkship director and adhere to the policies established by the clerkship. Students may be excused to attend professional meetings if they are presenting or participating as a leader.

If you want to request a travel reimbursement, you must:

1. Fill out a Student Travel Pre-Approval Form at least 3 weeks prior to the travel date to get approval from the Office of Student Services.
2. You must fill out a separate travel funding application at least 2 weeks in advance of your conference.
3. Within 1 week of your return, fill out the travel reimbursement form and submit it along with a conference schedule and any receipts to the M1 treasurer.

IMPORTANT NOTE: MSA DOES NOT provide funding for research presentations:
To present research at meetings and conferences, prior to the conference you must:

1. Fill out a Student Travel Pre-Approval Form at least 3 weeks prior to the travel date to get approval from the Office of Student Services.
2. Submit an invitation or letter of acceptance from the sponsoring conference.
3. Submit an abstract of the research to be presented, and a Request for Research Presentation Travel Funds to the office of Dean Lynne Cleeland.

Student Organization Registration

When you are registering your org in the spring semester for the following year, please use the following forms:

• MSA Student Org Information Form
• MSA Activity Record

All your questions can be directed to the MSA treasurer:
Joe Lazar

Last revised: Jun 4, 2008, by MPS