Graduate Student Travel Awards
Graduate Student Travel Awards support educational and professional development opportunities for graduate students.
Graduate Student Research and Presentation (RAP) Travel Award
The program reimburses students up to $1000 for travel expenses associated with academic conferences and research projects in the United States and abroad.
Additional support for the Graduate and Professional School’s Research and Presentation Travel Awards is generously provided by Association of Former Students and the George & Barbara Bush Foundation. The George & Barbara Bush Foundation is dedicated to the idea that public service is a noble calling. It works to preserve the historic legacy of President George Bush and support the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, The Bush School of Government and Public Service and the local community.
Graduate Student Child Care (CC) Travel Award
*NEW* October 2024 Opportunity!
The Graduate Student Child Care Travel Award reimburses students up to $750 for expenses incurred to care for children (either expenses for child travel or child care at home) while attending academic conferences, professional development opportunities, or conducting research in the United States or abroad*.
*NOTE: Travel opportunity must be outside of the local Bryan/College Station area.
Award Categories
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Award |
Travel Category |
Maximum Amount |
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RAP Travel Award |
Domestic Travel: Continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska |
$1000 |
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International Travel: U.S. Territories (e.g. Puerto Rico) & all countries other than the United States |
$1000 |
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Virtual/Online |
Conference registration fee only |
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Local: Bryan/College Station, TX |
Conference registration fee only |
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Child Care Travel Award |
Domestic or International Travel only *NOTE: Opportunity must be outside of the local Bryan/College Station area |
$750 |
Selection Process
Please note, applications are reviewed after the deadline closes and in the order they are received, and it will take 5-10 business days from the deadline date to receive your decision.
The Research and Presentation Travel Award (RAP) is designed to supplement graduate and professional students who need additional financial support to secure FULL travel funding for professional development travel opportunities. The RAP Travel Award reimburses travel expenses AFTER other funding sources have been applied.
The Child Care Travel Award (CC) is designed to support graduate and professional students who need additional financial support to provide care for their child/children (beyond normal day-to-day care) in order to engage in professional development travel opportunities.
Limited budget for the Research and Presentation Travel Award and Child Care Travel Award programs require a selective application process. The Grad School will base award selection on the quality of the application as determined by the Review Committee (i.e. accurate representation in the application, following application instructions, quality travel purpose essay).
Applications that meet all eligibility criteria, will be awarded based on the following priorities if the number of applications exceeds the available funds for the deadline:
- Previously awarded - Priority goes to doctoral students who have never received a travel award over those applying for their second award.
- Travel purpose - Priority goes to students presenting at conferences, traveling for research, or traveling to attend a conference, in that order. The Grad School will consider other types of travel award applications (e.g. unpaid internship, training courses) that do NOT represent a required part of the student’s academic degree program.
- Schools/Colleges - The review committee will ensure an appropriate distribution of awards among students from various Schools/Colleges of the University.
- Submission date - When the above eligibility and priority criteria are the equal, applications will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.