Student Travel Award Support Request Application

Travel support is open to both Master's and Doctoral students and meant to supplement or offset expenses for student travel. This will be provided to you on a reimbursement basis, paying out after your travel time. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who are presenting research. All applications will be due on the following dates (aligned with the graduate school's deadlines):

• Fall travel: October 3rd

  • For travel dates that occur from September 1st - December 31st

• Spring travel and Summer Travel: February 15th

  • For travel dates that occur from January 1st- August 31st

*If you travel in between deadlines, please reach out to Graduate Program Coordinator, Kelsey Samsel, kelsey.samsel@austin.utexas.edu 

Students must be registered during the semester the funds are to be used. Some awards may be subject to full-time registration, which is 9-hours in the long semesters (fall/spring) and 3-hours in the summer semester.

To be considered for travel support you must:

Fill out the Student Travel Award Application and provide the following documentation: 

• Notification of Acceptance, per conference/proposal

• Conference:

  • Name

  • Dates

  • Location

• Presenting information (type, title, faculty member, etc)

  • A faculty signature will be required ONLY if you are presenting with a faculty member

• Expenses, per conference

Please note: you will need to fill out a form and submit documentation for each conference you will be attending:

Important Notice: Funding is based on the competitive nature of the pool of applicants and our budget for the academic year. All who apply may not be funded in a given semester.