Travel Assistance Fund

Research and Sponsored Programs is CLOSED for the Fall semester. The Spring and Summer semester is still accepting applications.

The Travel Assistance Fund enables faculty to defray some of the travel costs associated with presenting scholarly outcomes at professional conferences and meetings that have been peer-reviewed, juried, or selected by the major associations or societies in their fields; it also supports travel where they will receive a major award from those organizations.

Applicants must be tenure-track, tenured, or research faculty with a full-time appointment during 2025-2026.  There is no deadline for this program; applications are accepted on a rolling deadline. Eligible faculty may receive this award for no more than two consecutive fiscal years; faculty who received a Travel Assistance Award in FY 2024 and FY 2025 will not be eligible for funds from this program in FY 2026. Only one trip per person may be funded in a fiscal year, and a maximum of $1,500 per award will be funded. Applications must be submitted prior to the start date of the conference. You will be a sent a received response within 1-2 business days of submission. 

2025-2026 Travel Assistance Fund Application Materials

Request for Research Faculty Status Form