The URCI Student Travel Grant is for travel by ACU undergraduate students* to give oral or poster presentations, juried shows or performances at external conferences or competitions. These grants are for up to $1000 per project. Faculty mentors are allowed to apply for travel grants for more than one project on behalf of students. For any one project, you can decide whether to send one representative student or divide the award and send more than one presenter. If you receive this grant you will be expected to send pictures of the student presenting to uresearch@acu.edu. While students are not required to travel with an ACU faculty member to the funded conference, an ACU faculty member must apply on behalf of the student. Any awarded funds will be transferred to a departmental FOAP provided by the faculty member on the budget page. The department then can pay for the expenses or reimburse the faculty member or student as appropriate. The Fall grant cycle is valid for travel to conferences from September 1 – February 14, Spring for January 1 – May 31, and Summer for June 1 – September 30.
- Funding of early and late applications is not guaranteed.
- Applications submitted outside of regular funding cycle deadlines cannot be considered until the following cycle.
- Please find the complete funding cycle policy here.
Scoring criteria for grant awards can be seen in the URCI Travel Grant Rubric. To apply visit URCI Student Travel Grants Application. Applications for faculty travel must be submitted separately; for more information visit: URCI Faculty Travel Grants *Undergraduate travel grants may be awarded to students who have graduated in the previous year but are presenting their ACU undergraduate research or creative products following graduation. Students must present during their first year following graduation. Their undergraduate research/creative mentors must apply for the funding; mentors must be ACU faculty members. Funding is not guaranteed and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.