External Member of a Doctoral Committee

External Member Funding Request Form

For a variety of reasons, doctoral students end up working with faculty members of other universities, and frequently wish to invite them to participate in the thesis writing and defense. The department will examine such requests carefully. A truly distinguished record on the part of the faculty member is a prerequisite for this type of funding.

(This form may also be printed and submitted with documentation to the Committee Chair´s box)

Please provide the information requested in the following fields. The information will be used by the by the Special Funding Committee to distribute funds.

When finished, click the "submit" button (or "start over" to clear what you have entered).

Your Name:
Name of External Member for which funding is requested:
Date of Defense for which external member's presence is requested:

Please paste or type a copy of the external member's CV into the text area below.

In the text area below, please give approximate itemized expenses of the trip.

Give here your justification of the necessity of having this member on your committee, including the contribution s/he may have already made to the writing of the thesis..

Does your committee chair approve of the participation of this external member?
Yes No Doesn't know about it

How firm is the defense date given above?
Quite firm Probable A guesstimate

Thank you for providing this information.