College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs

Student Travel Awards

The Dean’s Office is making available, on a first-come, first-served basis, 10 travel stipends (5 awards will be available each semester) in the amount of $200. The purpose of these funds is to support student travel to professional academic conferences.

Criteria

1. The stipends are available to any undergraduate or graduate student majoring in any SSPA Department or affiliated academic unit.
2. Applications must include the information requested below and must be accompanied by a letter of support from a full-time member of the faculty.
3. Students must participate at the conference by making a presentation (delivering a paper, poster presentation, etc.). The student’s name must appear in the official program.
4. All travel requests must be processed by the student’s home Department and the Dean’s Office.
5. Departments are encouraged to provide matching funds to support research and/or travel to academic conferences.

Application Information

1. Student’s name
2. Home department
3. Title of presentation
4. Type of presentation (paper, poster session, etc,)
5. Title, date, and location of academic conference
6. Abstract
7. Sources of matching funds (if any)
8. Letter of support from faculty
9. Travel Request and Authorization (Form T590)