Dean's Student Travel Fund

The Dean’s Student Travel Fund program provides grants for undergraduates and graduate students to present original research at professional and academic conferences.

Eligibility & Award Stipulations

• These awards are available to undergraduate and graduate students actively pursuing a major within the College of Letters & Science
• The award supports students who present a paper or poster at conferences.Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, mileage, and conference registration fees
• Students may apply for one award up to $1000 to cover one or more conferences
• Please note that the College does not provide funding for students who only plan to attend a conference without presenting. Additionally, these awards cannot be used for research trips or shadowing opportunities
• Decisions regrading applications will not be made until a few weeks into each semester, so plan accordingly and have a backup plan if you are not approved for funding
  

Application

Students must submit the following packet to [email protected]: 

• A cover sheet
  • Full name, major, phone number, email address, number of credits completed, and cumulative GPA 

• Overview of the research opportunity
  • Research topic, conference name, dates, and location 

• Budget 

• • Estimated travel, lodging, and registration fees 

• Essay on how this award will advance the applicant’s research and/or professional goals

Also required:

• One recommendation letter from a faculty member speaking to the applicant's potential and their specific research opportunity 
  • Applicants: please reach out to your chosen faculty member as soon as possible to give them an adequate amount of time to writethe letter of recommendation

• • Faculty: Letters of recommendation are held to the same deadline as the student's application and can be sent directly to [email protected]

Award Periods

Acceptance

Students will work with their home department on spending their awards. Award recipients are encouraged to attend and participate in the College of Letters & Science Annual Awards Ceremony at the end of the academic year. 

Contact

Sheridan Peña
Academic Services Manager
College of Letters & Science
(406) 994-4288
[email protected]