Faculty Presentation Funds
Applications are accepted throughout the year
Maximum amount: $1,000 per faculty member per fiscal year
Faculty members in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts present the results of their research, creative, and scholarly efforts at conferences, educational institutions, and professional meetings world-wide. To encourage and support this activity the College and the University's Office of Research and Engagement developed the Faculty Presentation Fund program.
Faculty members may apply for up to $1,000 in a fiscal year to be applied to costs associated with professional presentations during that same fiscal year. These funds may be applied to expenses such as registration fees, airfare, lodging, meals (per diem), etc. This money may be directed toward a single or toward multiple presentations. We encourage the submission of applications one month or more in advance of the presentation date.
Eligibility
Applications will be accepted from all full-time CHFA faculty members.
Application Process
If you are requesting funds for multiple presentations, you must submit a separate application for each.
Please be sure to use the application form linked below. Previous versions of the Professional Presentation Travel Grant application will not be accepted.
One month or more prior to your presentation, submit the items listed below electronically to Lynne Latham (llatham@hfa.umass.edu) and copy Rex Wallace (rwallace@hfa.umass.edu).
• A completed application form, (Fields on the linked pdf document may be completed electronically and information requested in all of the boxes above the dotted line must be provided on the application form. Print the form for the required signatures, then scan the signed form for electronic submission. N.B. Your department head or chair's signature must be provided whether or not she/he authorizes funding.)
• An itemized budget listing all anticipated expenses for which you are seeking funds with a total amount requested.
• A one-page abstract of the paper or presentation you will give.
• An event program or other publicity that has your name, presentation topic, and presentation date with the relevant portion highlighted. Alternatively, a letter from the sponsor accepting your paper or presentation and confirming your role in the program..
You should be aware that applicants may be required to complete a Pre-Travel Authorization form prior to their departure, however, this form is NOT part of the Faculty Presentation Fund application. Note that this University form has not been updated to reflect discontinuation of the "TRIP form" mentioned several times. Your signed Pre-Travel Authorization form should be submitted with your receipts when you request reimbursement.
Please direct your questions to Rex Wallace, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Personnel (5-3408) or to Lynne Latham (5-0378).