Graduate & Professional Student Association

Conference & Professional Development Travel Funding

GPSA offers two grant programs for travel funding. Our conference travel grant program is designed for those students who are presenting an academic paper or poster session at an academic conference. Our professional development grant is designed for students who are attending workshops, colloquia, or competitive activites. To apply for either program you must meet the following qualification guidelines:
a. You must be a student enrolled in at least one credit hour of graduate-level coursework at ASU.
b. Your travel must be directly related to your graduate program of study.

Grants will be awarded monthly for travel occurring from August 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010.

To determine which of our two programs is most appropriate for your travel, please read the criteria and common travel purposes below to make your selection. Failure to apply to the correct grant program will result in automatic disqualification. Applications submitted to the incorrect grant program will not be automatically transferred to a different grant program. There are no exceptions to this rule. More detailed information about each program can be found on the corresponding website (after you determine which program is best suited for your particular travel):

GPSA's Conference Travel Program:
Research oriented activities, including:
- Presenting a paper you authored or co-authored at an academic conference
- Attending (or participating in) panels or poster sessions at an academic conference
- Serving in a required leadership role at an academic conference (e.g. Committee Chair)
- Serving as presenter, panel chair, or respondent at academic conference

GPSA's Professional Development Travel Program:
- Competition related to your academic program of study
- Workshops or training related to your academic program of study
- Recitals or performances related to your academic program of study
- Invited presentations related to your academic program of study

If you have questions related to which of our two programs are most appropriate, you must e-mail one of the following indivdiuals prior to submitting any application material:

For Conference Travel: GPSA Vice President of Internal Affairs (internal.affairsVP@asu.edu)
For Professional Development Travel: GPSA Vice President of Professional Development (jdeden@asu.edu)