Honors College Student Travel Grants

The Honors College Travel Grants are designed to defray all or part of the costs for honors students to present their research at professional conferences. Funding is limited and awarded on a first come, first served basis. The travel funds, if awarded, will be disbursed to the student’s mentor or department account.

Faculty mentors and/or their departments are expected to provide the remaining funds to support student travel and to indicate this support in the application and letter of recommendation. The student’s department manages processing travel with the university.

Application for funds must be made prior to conference attendance and payment. Travel awards are granted on a rolling basis.

Grant Amount

• Students may apply for up to $500 to a conference for the purpose of presenting a paper or a poster (abstract must have been accepted).

Eligibility

• Must be Honors students currently in good standing with the Honors College.
• Currently enrolled at the UofM as a full-time.
• Must be accepted to present at the conference. Students only attending (not presenting) will not be considered.
• Priority will be given to students who have not previously received travel funding from the Honors College.
• A student may receive only one award per academic year.
• A student may be awarded a maximum of two travel awards during their time at the UofM.

Deadlines

• Students must apply at least one month before intended travel. Travel Grant must be approved before travel. Retroactive requests will not be considered.

Application Process

 

Application Materials

1. Letter of Recommendation: In this letter, your faculty mentor must endorse your application for a travel grant and indicate the amount of funding that they and/or their department is contributing to your travel.
2. Proof of Abstract Acceptance: This documentation verifies that your research project has been accepted for presentation at the conference that you plan to attend.
3. Conference & Hotel Information: A student must provide the conference website with clear dates and complete hotel details; students are required to stay in the designated conference hotel.
4. Travel Expenses Worksheet: Complete and submit the Estimated Travel Expense Worksheet.

Application Submission

Please email all application materials to honors@memphis.edu.

Application Deadline: Application materials should be submitted no later than one month prior to travel. It is recommended students submit the application well in advance of travel to receive funds in a timely manner.

Expectations of Recipients

• Work with your faculty mentor’s department to coordinate all travel related to conference attendance.
• Present your research either at Works in Progress Symposium (fall semester) or the Student Research Forum (spring semester)