English Undergraduate Travel Grant

The English Undergraduate Travel Grant allows students to attend a professional conference or professional development event with financial support from the English department. This grant is available through application only, on a first-come, first-served basis, throughout the academic year, until the maximum number of awardees (4/year) is reached.

There is a limit of one travel grant per academic year and a maximum of two per UG academic career. For this reason, we set a start date of Sept. 1st through Aug. 31st to correspond with the academic year. 

Eligibility

  • Must be an undergraduate English major at the time of application
    • Junior or Seniors only
    • Must be an active student. Seniors cannot request these funds after they have conferred their degree. 
  • The conference to which you apply must be of an academic or professional nature
  • No graduate students may apply
  • Must be in good academic standing
  • Conference must be inside the US

Funding Details

  • What can be covered: 
    • Conference registration fee
    • Transportation (i.e., airfare, mileage, uber)
    • Lodging
    • Meals
    • Ineligible expenses:
      • Anything not directly related to attending the conference

How to Apply

In order to receive funding, students must submit the proper documentation before traveling to the conference and upon return. Students must submit their application one academic quarter before the conference they are attending (For instance, if they are attending a conference in Winter Quarter, they must submit the application during Autumn Quarter)

Students can access the application here

The application includes

  • Name, SUID, current academic year 
  • Faculty Recommendation
  • Conference name, date, and link to website
  • Written declaration of how the chosen conference connects to their English major
  • A budget that includes the main categories of expenses (i.e., flight, hotel, registration fee, meal budget). The maximum budget to propose is $1000 *Funding is limited, so please think carefully about the budget you submit

Expectations After the Conference

Students are expected to write a 1-2 page summary of the conference that could be posted on the webpage for public view. This summary should include what they learned from the event and how it connects back to their English major (i.e. specific course and/or theory/methodology learned in the major)

 

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