Student Plant Tour Travel Reimbursement Grant Application

Please complete the following application to apply for a Plant Tour Travel Reimbursement Grant. A separate application is required for each Grant, and must be submitted at least two weeks prior to each tour to be considered for funding.  
 
Eligibility Guidelines for Obtaining a Student Plant Tour Travel Reimbursement Grant:

• Student tours shall include students currently enrolled full-time in university, college or trade school curriculums of relevance to the steel industry and the AIST mission of service.
• Student tours shall include at least one adult university chaperone.
• Student tours shall arrange approval with an appropriate point of contact for the steel plant or steel-related company.
• For reimbursement purposes, there is a minimum of ten (10) students required per student tour, and a maximum of five (5) student tours per calendar year.
• Recipients of this grant agree to provide AIST with a brief write-up of the experience with student quotes, and group photo(s).
• Direct expenses up to US$1,500 per tour will be reimbursed by the AIST Foundation to the university.
  • Transportation expenses and one meal* for the tour group are reimbursable. If the tour group is traveling for more than one day, a detailed itinerary must be submitted for the approval of additional meals.
  • Personnel time, overhead charges, etc. are not reimbursable.
• At the conclusion of the tour, an itemized expense report with itemized receipts, along with the write-up and photos, are to be sent to Courtney Young (cyoung@aist.org) for reimbursement to the university.

Name of Student Group:
Contact Person:
I am a (select one)	StudentProfessor
University Name:
Address:
City:
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Cell Phone:
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What steel plant are you visiting (name, city, state)?:
Date of Tour:
Payment Reimbursement Details
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Address:
Address 2:
City:
State:
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Eligibility Guidelines:
	By checking this box, you are confirming you have read and accept the Eligibility Guidelines for Obtaining a Student Plant Tour Travel Reimbursement Grant located at the top of this application.
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*excludes the purchase of alcohol.