Spring 2019 Faculty Travel Assistance Grant

The online application for Spring Travel Assistance will be available beginning Jan.14. This Provost Office sponsored grant of up to $1,000 is available to tenured and tenure-track faculty who have been invited to make conference presentations.  All requests must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb.1, and travel must take place before June 30. Applicants will need to provide proof of presentation acceptance as well as evidence that they are the senior contributor for the presentation. International travel requests will require additional justification. Preference will be given to applicants who have secured matching or contributing funds and have not received travel assistance since spring, 2018. If you are interested in applying for travel assistance, please complete the application available on the Office for Faculty Development and Enhancement website: https://facultydev.uark.edu/investing-in-our-faculty/travel-assistance/index.php. You will receive an email confirmation that your application has been successfully submitted. If you have questions, please contact the Office for Faculty Development and Enhancement; facdev@uark.edu.

Contacts

Ro Di Brezzo , vice provost for faculty affairs
Office of the Provost
479-575-2152, facdev@uark.edu

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