The GPSA Individual Travel Grant exists to support and promote the success of ASU graduate and professional student research and professional development by increasing ASU’s reputation as a Research Extensive Institution, promoting the ASU graduate and professional student community at large, and fostering opportunities for professional growth.
Eligibility
- The GPSA Individual Travel Grant awarded from this program is used to support individual student travel to regional, national, and international conferences only that are directly related to students’ graduate programs of study or professional development.
- Travel MUST be directly related to the applicant’s program of study.
- Students are eligible to apply for several grants up to a maximum of $950 in individual travel grant funding per fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
- This program runs on a monthly cycle.
- You must be a current ASU graduate student (degree or non-degree seeking) enrolled in at least one graduate-level credit at the time of application and time of travel (summer enrollment not required) to apply. Online students are now eligible for GPSA Travel Grant funding.
- 4 + 1 Masters students are eligible for the travel grant in their +1 year
- Funding is not guaranteed as applications are selected competitively.
Benefits
- The Travel Grant will cover costs of airfare, fuel/mileage if driving your own vehicle, ground transportation (taxi, shuttle services, trains, public transportation), hotels/lodging, meals, and event registration.
- The cost of your meals can be calculated using the daily rate determined by ASU (per diem) for your destination. To determine this rate, visit here. For international rates click here.
- In February 2019 the ASU Study Abroad office instituted a $3 a day charge for insurance on all student travel to locations outside the United States. Students will pay out of pocket and will be reimbursed from the GPSA grant when they submit an expense report. This fee counts towards the $950 total. When registering your trip please select the ‘Self Pay’ option when prompted.
- The Travel Grant will NOT cover the cost of rental cars, phone calls, internet access charges, poster printing, or any expense prohibited by university policy. Expenses paid in cash are not reimbursable. Only pay with a credit card or check.
- One-Way Fares: If you decide to purchase two one-way airfares instead of a round-trip fare, you will need to print a quote of a round-trip fare at the time your one-way fares were booked, in order to demonstrate to the ASU Travel Department that the round-trip fare is in fact more expensive.
Also read, How to travel for free as a student
Application Process
- Apply here.