Conference Travel
Attending and presenting at conferences is an excellent way for undergraduate researchers to hone their skills at scholarly communication. It also offers the occasion to network with a community of scholars, stimulate new ideas, and discover new opportunities.
Your mentor can help you identify conferences that are appropriate venues to present your work. You will likely need to submit an abstract to be reviewed for a presentation. Once an abstract is accepted, students at the 麻豆相关报道 have several avenues to find funding to cover conference travel costs:
- Mentors may have funding included in grants for student travel
- Students in SGA organizations can apply for supplemental travel grants (STGs) covering up to $500 in expenses
- Academic departments can also apply for SGA-sponsored STGs
- The Office of Undergraduate Research offers travel grants up to $300
- A grant request must be submitted one month in advance of the selected conference.
- Priority will be given to students who have not received a grant in the past.
- Proof of an accepted presentation is required.
2024 Travel Grant Requests are now available.
Graduate Students can request travel funding from the Graduate School Graduate Student Activities Enhancement Program (GSAEP link)