Fall 2025 applications are now closed. Check again in December for updates on the Spring 2026 application cycle!
A complete application includes:
The application completed by the student applicant and
The Mentor Support Form, completed by the student and mentor, and uploaded by the student's mentor to the link specified in within the Form.
Travel grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to undergraduate students planning to travel related to their research, design, or creative activity.
Dates: For the Fall 2025 award, travel to a conference or other event must take place between September 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026. There will also be a call for applications early in Spring 2026 that will apply to conferences/events held March – June 2026.
The student must complete an application that includes a budget (template provided within application).
The student’s mentor must complete a form to indicate their support for the student’s application (template provided within application).
The URSD business team will work with the student awardee to process the funding as either a travel reimbursement or as a scholarship awarded to their bursar’s account - we will reach out to you if you are awarded.
All successful applicants must communicate with the Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development (URSD) office about how to best disburse the award, and submit a questionnaire after travel describing their conference/event experience.
Any undergraduate student involved in research, design, or creative activity in any academic field may apply for funding to attend a local, national, or international conference or event where they will present their work and/or complete other valuable professional development activities, such as networking.
Students will be asked whether they have an abstract accepted for presentation at the conference/event, but to open this opportunity widely to students, up to 20% of awards in each round may be given to non-presenters.
Travel grant funds may be used for:
- Transportation to-from the event including airfare, train, bus, or car mileage reimbursement
- Transportation at the time of the event, including taxi, ridesharing, or public transit
- Lodging
- Food
- Conference or event registration
- Poster or handout printing
Receipts will be requested and must be submitted to the URSD business office.
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You may download the Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Application Preview document to see the questions in advance and know what you will need to submit.