Conference Travel Funding
The GRAD Center provides a limited amount of travel funding for students who are presenting at a professional/academic conference or attending conferences for academic enrichment.
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Application Period
Opens: August 25, 2025
Closes: end of Spring 2026
Students who are presenting a paper, poster or performance at a professional/academic conference can request funds up to $500.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be currently enrolled in a 麻豆AV master鈥檚 or doctoral program at the time of application submission听and听the semester the academic travel is requested (enrollment in A/R 601 is acceptable).
- Students must be in good academic standing with a minimum 3.00 GPA (cannot be on academic probation).
- Students presenting at a conference can only be funded once in the听academic year.
- Award recipients are expected to participate in the 麻豆AVposium held in the spring semester. Note: Intended for Fall 2024 Travel Requests Only.
- 麻豆AV employees are听not听eligible, except TAs and GAs.
- California residency is听not听a requirement.
- Students enrolled in a STATE-supported听graduate program (not administered through Tseng College) must first apply for Student Travel & Academic Research (STAR) funding from Associated Students. Examples of covered expenditures include conference registration fees, airfare, hotel and ground transportation. Students must submit requests for STAR funding at least one month in advance to be eligible. Note: Retroactive funding is not permitted so be sure to apply for funding as soon as possible. For information on how to apply, see the听Associated Students Travel and Academic Funding听section below.
Accessing Application
To apply for funding from Graduate Studies, complete the Travel Funding for Presenters Application.
SPECIAL NOTE: Please enter your 麻豆AV e-mail address to access and complete the application.
Associated Students Travel and Academic Funding
The purpose of Student Travel & Academic Research (STAR) is to encourage the intellectual development of individual 麻豆AV students, or small groups, by partially funding costs associated with scholarly work. Projects may include original research or other academic work, such as papers, posters, performance pieces and presentations at academic or professional conferences or competitions. AS does not reimburse food or AirBnB.
Up to $3,000 is available for small group academic research projects, and, typically, up to $500 per person. The following are hypothetical examples of eligible research projects.
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Thesis research or projects
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Film, screenwriting, play, workshop, musical work or performance projects
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Scientific and quasi-scientific study or experiment
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Research projects relating to one鈥檚 academic discipline
Up to $600, or a maximum of $6,000 for as many as ten persons, is available for travel to academic conferences. Examples of covered expenditures include conference registration fees, airfare, hotel and ground transportation. Students must submit proof (invitation or receipt) that they will be presenting or speaking at the conference.
STAR funding is available on a first-come, first served basis. There is not an annual application process. Currently, enrolled students may submit requests for STAR funding throughout the academic year at least one month in advance. Retroactive funding is not permitted.听
To apply for funding from Associated Students, please visit听.
Application Period
Opens: August 25, 2025
Closes: end of Spring 2026
Students attending a professional/academic conference can request funds up to $300.
SPECIAL NOTE: Limited up to 5 students attending the same conference.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be currently enrolled in a 麻豆AV master鈥檚 or doctoral program at the time of application submission and the semester the academic travel is requested (enrollment in A/R 601 is acceptable).
- Students must be in good academic standing with a minimum 3.00 GPA (cannot be on academic probation).
- Students attending a conference can only be funded once in the academic year.
- 麻豆AV employees are not eligible, except TAs and GAs.
- California residency is听not听a requirement.
Accessing Application听
To apply for funding from Graduate Studies, complete the Travel Funding for Professional Development Application.
SPECIAL NOTE: Please enter your 麻豆AV e-mail address to access and complete the application.
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