Participation in professional conferences, meetings, and creative competitions is a wonderful opportunity for students’ professional development. JMU Student Activities, Initiatives, and Research in the office of Research and Scholarship offers a competitive and selective travel grant program that provides support for undergraduate and graduate students across the disciplines to share their scholarly and creative work with their academic and professional communities.
Eligibility (must meet all requirements)
- Full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are currently enrolled and in good standing at James Madison University.
- Students must be one of the identified authors/presenters who contributed to the work.
- Students may apply more than once if their initial grant application is unsuccessful. However, students may only receive one travel grant in a given academic year.
- Presentation must be accepted for consideration for an award and must occur during the academic year in which the student applies (July 1-June 30th).
Types of Travel Grants
- Regional Grant: $200
- National Grant: $500
- International Grant (graduate students only): $700
Evaluation Criteria
- Quality of described work
- Significance of project
- Impact on professional development
- Quality of overall application
Description of Grants
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Type of Award |
Description |
Amount |
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Regional Travel |
Students traveling to a conference in the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh & Philadelphia) |
$200 |
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National Travel |
Students traveling within the United States (not including Hawaii and Alaska) to states that are not listed in the regional travel guidelines. |
$500
|
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International Travel |
Travel outside of the United States, and to Hawaii and Alaska. |
$700 |
Travel reimbursement is limited to permitted expenses as defined by university policy, requires prior authorization, and will require proper documentation of expenses. Students receiving grants should discuss their travel plans in advance with the staff member in their academic department who assists with travel reimbursements. Travel must occur within the fiscal year in which the grant is awarded (i.e., between July 1 and June 30th). Award payments will be processed from current year funds if the conference is held and expenses are submitted by June 15 of each year.
Upon completion of travel, Research and Scholarship will transfer funds to your academic department to permit the reimbursement of expenses. All reimbursements are handled through the student’s academic department. It is the student’s responsibility to complete all university required authorization and reimbursement forms in their academic department by the deadline.
Applications and Deadlines
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Graduate Students |
Undergraduate Students |
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Download and complete the appropriate forms below. You must e-mail both completed and signed forms along with confirmation of acceptance of the presentation to studentresearch@jmu.edu for your application to be considered.
Graduate Students:
Undergraduate:
- Please apply for the undergraduate travel grant by filling out this form. The deadline for applications is March 01, 2023.
For more information, contact studentresearch@jmu.edu.
