Graduate Student Opportunities

Graduate Student Reception


SACRPH invites all conference registrants who are current graduate students to attend the Graduate Student Reception on Friday, October 25th, 9-11pm, at BJs Restaurant, 8785 Villa Jolla Drive, La Jolla.

Graduate Student Paper Prize

SACRPH invites self-nominations for the Graduate Student Paper Prize ($100) to be awarded to a full-time student whose paper has been accepted for presentation at the biennial conference in October 2024 (virtual or in-person session). For consideration, students should email the text of their planned presentation as a PDF, plus evidence of full-time student status, to the prize committee chair, Professor Emiliano Aguilar (eaguilar@nd.edu). Email submissions should have the subject “SACRPH Graduate Student Prize Submission” and must be received on or before October 1. 

Student Travel Awards

Thanks to the support of our donors, including the Robert S. Birch and John Reps endowments, we are pleased to be able to offer financial support to full-time graduate and undergraduate students who will be presenting papers at the in-person sessions (October 26) of our 2024 conference at the University of California, San Diego. We are able to offer grants of up to $250, to be paid by check or Zelle at the conference to those already approved to receive funding. 

If you wish to request funding, please complete the following form by September 26. We will not be able to field further requests beyond this date.

Student Travel Award Request Form