Received: from jhuml1.hcf.jhu.edu (jhuml1.hcf.jhu.edu [128.220.2.86]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id QAA11199 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 16:59:57 -0700 (MST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IESNQ0GKQO90N68K@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:59:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IESNPWBE4094DNOC@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:59:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu id <1046-2>; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:59:02 -0500 Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:58:53 -0500 From: Thomas F Brown Subject: Re: question about travel $$$ To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Message-id: <97Jan29.185902edt.1046-2@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Departmental travel grants are often dependent upon departmental politics. Try to be the first to ask, and try to be the chairperson's favorite grad student. There can be a lot of discretion on the part of those who control the funds with regards to how they spend. I know this doesn't help much, but some combination of sucking up and being the squeaky wheel is what's called for.