Request Travel Support to Attend or Present at a Conference

The Center for Student Research & Creative Work supports currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate student attendance and/or participation at professional meetings and competitions.

Faculty and Staff

If you are mentoring a student scholar on an independent or course-based project, or serve as an advisor of a student academic club/honor society, and would like to see them be able to present their work, please encourage them to apply for support as soon as possible. In addition, faculty or staff bringing a group of students to a scholarly event should also use this process for applying for student support (e.g. for van rental, group registration costs, etc.). Also, we will consider supporting student participation in professional meetings without formal presentations if the outcomes of the participation are clearly articulated in the application. Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for this support. We cannot support alumni or faculty.

Students

Please consult with your mentor or course instructor before applying for support. You will need them to submit a short email expressing support to the Center for Student Research & Creative Work at studentresearch@sjf.edu as part of your application for funding as is indicated in the travel request. Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for this support. We cannot support alumni or faculty.

Student Scholar Travel Fund Request

Applications submitted by faculty for student academic travel or individual requests by students are considered on a rolling basis. If traveling, students will be required to complete a travel waiver. All funded students will be required to submit a short summary after the event and present at the annual Fisher Showcase so the campus community can learn about their experience.

Student Scholar Travel Fund Request Form

Travel Funding Eligibility Requirements

Students seeking travel funding support must have their work overseen by a Fisher faculty mentor or professor. The content of submissions must fully meet the professional standards expected for conference abstracts representing Fisher. These standards include, but are not limited to, securing IRB approval and adhering to standards of research ethics. Projects undertaken by students on their own without oversight cannot be supported. Students must be current Fisher students to receive support. Submissions that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible for funding.

Additional Travel Fund Resources

Because our funding for student travel support is limited, please explore the following additional opportunities for student travel support.

Professional Societies

Many professional societies offer competitive student travel awards.

Council on Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate student travel awards are available through the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) divisions of Arts and Humanities, Biology, Psychology, and Social Sciences.