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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)