Travel Scholarship
A limited amount of funds are available in support of student participation in conferences and scholarly meetings during their doctoral study. Funded participation will prioritize paper presentations (peer-reviewed) and discussion panels over poster presentations.
Travel Scholarship Amount
- Domestic Travel: Up to $500 per travel
- International Travel: Up to $1,000 per travel
- Maximum of $1,000 per academic year per person (based on availability)
Graduate School Travel Grants
Travel Fund Request
Submit your travel fund request via email to PhD program director Newton D’souza (nsdsouz2@ncsu.edu) at least two months before the event, so that a University travel authorization can be processed in a timely manner. Please include the information below for your travel fund request:
- Conference information (name, date, venue, and conference website)
- Peer-review results (paper acceptance letter, notification email, and/or letter with review comments)
- Published conference material (copy of submitted material)
- Travel and expense budget itemized (registration fee, transportation, and lodging; no food)
- Support letter from the student’s advisor
Travel Scholarship Application Review Criteria
Please see the review criteria here
Travel Report
Email your travel report to PhD program director Newton D’souza (nsdsouz2@ncsu.edu) within one month after travel. The report should include:
- Travel summary
- Paper presentation summary
- New things/trends (in your area of expertise) observed or obtained from the conference/travel
- Pictures (if available)