Conference Funding
While conference funding is not considered an emergency need, students can use a number of short-term loans to cover the cost of travel or participation in conferences (see “General Purpose Funding”), in addition to the following:
Academic Department Funding
Many academic departments offer funding for registration or travel
related to academic conferences or other major- and degree-related
purposes. Consult with your department advisor or administrative office
for more information.
Academic Senate Doctoral Student Travel Grants
These grants are available to doctoral students who have advanced to
candidacy, or M.F.A. students in their second year and in candidacy, who
have been invited to present a research paper at a scholarly meeting,
to give a performance, or to present the results of research before a
distinguished audience. Students are eligible to receive support for one
trip during their scholarly career. Applicants must be registered or on
an approved leave of absence. Students in joint degree programs are
eligible for up to one half of the regular allocation. Applications for
travel funds must be accompanied by an abstract of the paper to be
presented, a copy of the formal invitation, and a letter of support from
your advisor indicating the importance of the forum. The conference
must be important to the discipline and preference is given to travel
associated with potential academic employment. Funds are limited and
applications are accepted year-round until funds are exhausted or until
May 15, whichever comes first. For information and an application form,
visit
https://senate.ucsb.edu/grants/doctoral-student-travel/.
GSA Pre-Doctoral Student Travel Grant
The Graduate Students Association (GSA) has a small amount of funding
available for graduate students to use towards the cost of registration
and travel for professional conferences or meetings. You may apply if
you have a presentation accepted for a conference or meeting and do not
qualify for the Academic Senate’s Doctoral Student Travel Grant (see
above). Up to $75 may be awarded for travel costs and/or registration or
conference fees. The money is granted on a first-come, first-served
basis each quarter until funds are exhausted. See www.ucsbgsa.org/documents/funding.