Graduate Student Travel/Training Award Funding

The Department of Sociology has limited funding available to graduate students in the department who will be attending eligible conferences or trainings. Students are eligible to receive up to $600 per fiscal year (July 1-June 30) in grants. These travel/training grants are intended to defray the costs of attending conferences and trainings; they are not reimbursements for all related expenses. Grants are distributed on a rolling basis throughout the year.

To apply for a grant, please submit the Travel/Training Award Claim form along with required documentation.

The following policies apply:

• Each student may receive up to $600 per fiscal year. If a student attends more than one conference or training in a year, they may submit multiple travel/training award claims and receive travel /training support, up to the $600 annual maximum for that fiscal year.
• Grants may be used to cover travel/training expenses, including airfare or ground transportation, lodging and registration fees. Travel/training award grants may not be used to cover food or incidentals.
• Students may be reimbursed only for out-of-pocket expenses incurred. Redeemed travel credits, points, etc., used to reduce out-of-pocket expenses are not reimbursable for cash equivalent.
• Eligible conferences or trainings include: conferences hosted by social science professional associations (i.e., American Sociological Association, Population Association of America) and trainings offered by accredited U.S. universities and led by a faculty member.
• To request an award to cover conference or training requests that do not meet the Travel/Training Award criteria, students must submit a Travel/Training Award Exception Request form. Exception requests may be submitted before or after a conference or training is complete.
• Travel/Training Award grants can only be requested after a conference or training is complete.
• Travel/Training Award grants must be claimed in the fiscal year in which the conference or training occurred.
• A Travel/Training Award Claim form should be submitted within 30 days of completing travel/training.
• Travel/Training Award Claim forms must be submitted by May 15 to be processed for the fiscal year ending June 30.

In order to conserve funding for future requests, we ask that students apply for alternate sources of funding and take measures to reduce costs, such as booking less expensive flights and lodging, sharing rooms, etc.

Click here to access Travel/Training Award Claim form.

Click here to access Travel/Training Award Exception Request form.