Travel Awards
Travel funds support students presenting research or creative activity outcomes at
a conference, meeting or congregation of their peers/professionals in their respective
field, as well as students partaking in competitions.
Each semester, URSA reserves the right to reassess the situation around the COVID-19
pandemic, as well as UA travel policies, before deciding on whether to fund travel
awards or not.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students must be degree-seeking, registered for 6 credits, and have a GPA of 2.3 or higher.
URSA is now offering in-person travel funding for students wishing to present a project
at a conference, meeting, event, or competition.
Individual students that have been accepted to present at an in-person conference/meeting may apply for funding.
- Awards will fund up to $2,000.
- Funding can cover registration, airfare, lodging, per diem, and/or ground transportation
costs
- Each application MUST include a completed URSA Travel Budget Form
- All travel arragements are made between the student and their department's travel
coordinator. Please visit UAF' Travel page for more information on procedures.
- Recipients are expected to participate in URSA's Research and Creative Activity Days
on April 5-6, 2023.
Applications are accepted any time throughout the year, however, applications must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to the event.
URSA is once again offering travel funding for groups of students wishing to present a project at a conference, meeting, event, or competition.
Groups of students accepted to present their work or wishing to travel to competitions may apply for funding.
- Awards will fund up to $4,000 per group.
- Funding can cover registration, airfare, lodging, per diem, and/or ground transportation
costs
- Each application MUST include a completed URSA Travel Budget Form
- All travel arragements are made between the students and their department's travel
coordinator. Please visit UAF' Travel page for more information on procedures.
- URSA will only consider one group for each conference or competition.
- Recipients are expected to participate in URSA's Research and Creative Activity Days
on April 5-6, 2023.
Applications are accepted any time throughout the year, however, applications must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to the event.
- Applications are accepted throughout the year on a rolling basis.
- Students should apply at least four weeks prior to the event. Please note: Events taking place near UAF holidays will extend these application deadlines beyond the minimum 4 week notice due to processing time - apply early!
- URSA does NOT fund registration to attend a virtual event without presenting a project
or competing.
