The Urban Affairs Doctoral Student Travel Fund supports students in presenting their research or creative activities at professional conferences/meetings and allows students to engage with the broader professional community. This fund will allow our doctoral students to communicate their results to a professional audience and to experience networking with academics, professionals, and students with similar interests.
The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy aims to promote the equitable distribution of travel funds.
Who Can Apply?
What Type of Travel Is Supported?
The SUAPP Sponsored Urban Affairs Student Travel Fund will support two types of travel.
Category 1: Presenter Conference Funds:
Category 2: Attendee Conference Funds
Students may also apply for travel funds to engage with the broader professional community. Up to $500 may be requested. Work of this nature may include attending special research-related workshops, exhibitions, or professional conferences (at which the student is not presenting). In such cases, a faculty member must endorse the student’s attendance.
A $25 dollar gift helps our students to pay for meals and other associated costs for attending an academic conference.
A $50 dollar gift helps to offset the transportation costs associated with conference travel for our students.
A gift at the 100 dollar level helps to offset the cost of conference registration for our students.
Conference fees for students average around $200 per conference nationally. A gift at this level goes far to offset the cost of conference registration fees.
A $500 gift can pay for up to two conference registration fees for our students.