Travel Grants

Travel grants support graduate students in their efforts to establish themselves and acquire valuable experiences in their field. These awards are administered by the Graduate Program Director (GPD) in each department and funded by a block grant from the Graduate School.

Who Is Eligible?

Enrolled, matriculated graduate students (including those on Program Fee/Continuous Enrollment) traveling for professional development activities or presentations at conferences, professional meetings, and exhibitions.

Requirements

Applicants must provide verification of acceptance or invitation to present their work to their GPD. These funds are not designed to cover research related expenses.

The review and approval process will be managed by departments under the direction of the GPD. GPDs/departments will determine the amount of individual awards, priorities for allocating funding to students, and how many students to fund.

How to Request Funding

Students who anticipate professional travel as described above should check with their GPD on the department process to request funding. These travel grants are processed as a business expense reimbursement. Students who receive funding should check with their business office on specific procedures for reimbursement.

For GPDs and Business Managers

GPDs and department business managers will be notified of the amount of their block grant in September. Once you have been notified of the amount of your allocation you may begin to make awards to students. Funds are awarded for the academic year and may be used to cover travel taking place between Sept. 1 and Aug. 31 of that year. Individual grants should be disbursed to students following university business expense reimbursement guidelines.

Each department will be required to report annually on their use of Graduate Student Travel Grant funds; departments failing to submit a report will not receive an allocation for the next year. Funds may not be carried over from one academic year to the next.