Student Travel Awards
OUR offers one-time grants to UI undergraduate researchers who are traveling to a professional conference or professional development event.
Students are able to request up to $500 per application and will not be granted more than $500 total across applications. OUR is unable to offer larger amounts or additional funds and may only be able to offer a portion of the requested amount. OUR Travel Awards are disbursed via U-Bill.
To be eligible for a travel award, a student must:
- Be presenting or co-presenting a poster/oral paper
- Exhibiting/performing pieces of creative scholarship
- Have received no travel award from OUR in the past OR have received less than $500 total in Travel Award funding.
- No student is eligible to receive more than $500 total in Travel Award funding during their undergraduate tenure.
- Complete the application form, including:
- Event information with location and dates
- A brief description of the project you are involved in and how this opportunity will impact and/or enhance your work (approx. 300 words)
- An estimated travel budget (airfare/gas, lodging, registration, food, etc.)
- A letter of mentor support from your mentor (approx. 300 words)
Awardees must be enrolled at the University of Iowa as a full-time student
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis during the academic year. Each semester will have an allotment of funds, once funds are depleted, applications for the semester will close.
Students should apply at least 4 weeks before travel dates. If your travel date is less than 4 weeks away from the time that you submit your application, please contact the OUR office to expedite our review.
We encourage students explore other options for travel funding:
- Contact your major department. Ideally, these travel grants will be utilized by matching what the department is able to offer students.
- Look at the conference/event resources, many have student travel funds available.
- Stanley Undergraduate Award for Undergraduate Research
- Dewey Stuit Fund for Undergraduate Research
- University Honors Program Travel Grant
- Global Health Studies Conference Travel Awards