Graduate Student Travel Awards

请注意: Due to current budget conditions, the student 旅游奖 program has been suspended for the remainder of the academic year and will not be approving any applications. 

The College of 研究生学习 is pleased to offer Graduate Student Travel Awards (GSTA). This 奖 is open to any matriculated graduate student in good academic standing at 菠菜网lol正规平台 who wishes to apply and may be used to support travel to collect data for a program-related RSCA project or to present their RSCA work at a conference or similar 聚会地点. When presenting at a conference, the GSTA may be used for registration fees and other travel costs associated with virtual (up to $500) or in-person up to $1,500) or an in-person international congress (up to $2,000). Applications are submitted via an application form and will be reviewed by the College of 研究生学习 in the order they are received. Please submit applications no later than 3 weeks before the travel date for domestic travel and 6 weeks before travel for international travel to ensure a timely review. 请注意 that the GSTA will only pay the approved 奖 amount and only for an 奖 approved 旅行前.

Normally, approved travel expenses are reimbursed following travel. However, if paying for the travel in advance is an economic hardship, please 在这里菠菜网lol正规平台, and we may be able to assist.

Applications for 旅游奖s will be evaluated based on the following priorities:

  • Highest priority – travel to collect data or visit an archive or site to advance an active, graduate program-related RSCA project, or to present at a conference w在这里 the presenter was invited to present.
  • High priority – travel to provide a contributed talk or perform the student’s RSCA work at a conference or similar disciplinary 聚会地点.
  • Lower priority – travel to present a poster at a conference or similar disciplinary 聚会地点.
  • Not 奖ed – Students wishing only to attend a conference are not eligible for a 旅游奖. Funds for travel that does not advance the student’s graduate 教育 will not be considered. Travel for study abroad programs is not eligible for this 奖. Preference will be given to travel that significantly benefits your graduate 教育. Please note that the description of how the travel will benefit your graduate 教育 that you submit in your application will be used to assess the merit of 你的建议.

Rules, Requirements, and Restrictions

  • A student will be 奖ed at most 一个 GSTA during their graduate career at 菠菜网lol正规平台.
  • Applicants must attach their research advisor's confimation (memo or email) of travel support when filing their application. The advisor must be a tenured or tenure-track 教员.
  • Travel 奖s are limited to the actual expenses, but in no case more than $1,500 for domestic travel and $2,000 for international travel. 
  • Applicants will be asked to provide full information of proposed work for travel to visit sites to advance an active research project or provide proof of invitation to present at a conference.
  • In all cases w在这里 an 奖 request is above $300, the applicant’s listed RSCA advisor will be sent a memo to 1) approve the travel request, and 2) determine if the advisor, department, or college can match funding requests.
  • Only 一个 student per advisor may be 奖ed travel per fiscal year; however,
    -If an advisor is able to cost match for the student’s travel, 一个 additional student for that advisor may be eligible for an 奖. 
    -If multiple students apply simultaneously, the advisor will be contacted and may either: choose 一个 applicant for the maximum funding amount or split the maximum funding amount among all applicants.
  • Partial funding through this program may be supplemented by travel funds from other sources* but in such cases documentation must be provided to assure that the various sources are not funding the same specific expense.
  • Award recipients will be required to create an Open 研究和 Contributor ID (ORCiD) 账户. Registration is free and an 账户 can be created 在这里.
  • Students must ad在这里 to 菠菜网lol正规平台 and CSU travel policies. More information can be found at the 菠菜网lol正规平台 Finance and 业务 Services 网站. Also refer to the 旅游常见问题解答 page which includes details about virtual/webinar travel. 

*Other sources of funding to support graduate student travel include:

  • 教师 Extramural 奖助金
  • Department or College Travel Funds
  • Student 研究, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) 奖助金
  • Associated Students Travel Fund (request funds 在这里)
  • Conferences often have 旅游奖 programs for students
  • 海岸
  • CSUPERB