UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Graduate School and Penn State Global have announced graduate student travel grants for the fall 2023 semester. Applications are due by Sept. 30.
The main use of graduate student travel grant funds is to assist students in presenting their scholarly work at international conferences or other major professional meetings. Graduate student travel grants, supported by the Graduate School and Penn State Global, are intended to help promote Penn State’s global leadership in scholarship and international engagement.
Graduate students from any Penn State campus are eligible for these grants. International graduate students are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Awards are contingent upon the availability of funds and the number of applications received. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek additional funding sources, including matching funds from their campus/college/department or external funding
Requirements and Guidelines
Applicants must be currently registered Penn State graduate students in good academic standing at the time of application and at the time of travel.
The application form requires applicants to include:
- A concise summary of the paper/presentation
- A brief description of the conference and its significance in the applicant’s field
- A short explanation of why it is important for the applicant to present their work at the selected conference
- A succinct assessment of the connection between the student’s research to one or more of the evaluation criteria
- A tentative travel itinerary
- A tentative budget
- A letter of support from the student’s faculty adviser
Priority consideration will be given to applicants whose work advances Penn State’s global leadership in scholarship and international engagements and to proposals which convincingly connect to one or more of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
Application and Further Information
To apply, visit the InfoReady page at this link.
Prospective applicants are also encouraged to read more on the Graduate Travel Grant webpage and can also reach out to travelgrants@psu.edu.