Travel Assistance Applications Now Open

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As part of the Provost Office's commitment to supporting faculty development and enhancement, all full-time tenure or non-tenure assistant and associate professors are eligible to apply for travel assistance if they present original scholarship as a primary author at a national/international professional conference or creative activity at an exhibition, performance or other related professional venue.

Up to 20 applicants could receive up to $700 of travel assistance if selected/accepted to present as a primary author, artist or performer. Before travel, an expense authorization should be completed through the home department. To receive reimbursement, awardees must submit their expense report number in Workday to the Office for Faculty Affairs upon completion of their travel.

Applicants must:

• Be accepted or invited to a professional conference, exhibition or performance.
• Be primary author, artist or performer.
• Receive endorsement from their department chair/head as part of the application packet. 
• Be 100 appointed appointed faculty. 
• For international travel, please provide expense authorization while applying for travel funding. 
• Acknowledge receiving funding support from the Provost's Office. 

Applications are open through Dec. 6, 2024, for conference travel Jan. 1 through June 30, 2025.

Learn more about the Travel Assistance Program and how to apply on the Faculty Affairs website.