• Doctoral students in years 1 - 6 or on a COVID Appointment Extension; Master's students
  Students are eligible to apply for conference travel funding if they are doctoral students in years 1-6, doctoral students on a COVID Appointment Extension, or Master’s students during the entire duration of the travel or virtual conference associated with the award. Students currently on leave are not eligible. Students enrolled in degree programs in the Division of Biology and Medicine are not eligible; please see the BioMed Travel Awards.

• Presenting, either in-person or virtually, at a conference
  Students must show proof that they have been invited to present at a conference. This can be an official email or letter of invitation to present at the conference or a program from the conference with the student’s name and presentation title listed. The Conference Travel Fund is available for both domestic and international conferences. Awards will not be granted for merely attending a conference. 
  
  MFA students, given the difference in their program structure, are also eligible to apply to the Conference Travel Fund if they have been invited to participate or perform in a festival, retreat, workshop, production, or other training event that is not sponsored by Brown University.

• Receive up to $700 in Conference Travel Funds per academic year
  Students can receive up to $700 per academic year (June 1 through May 31). The academic year awarded funding counts toward is determined by the end date of the travel or virtual conference. Funding can be used for one conference or split among more than one, but a separate application must be submitted for each trip. Students who apply for Conference Travel Funds for a trip and find they do not need to use the full amount for that trip should notify graduate_travel@brown.edu so that the remaining balance can be made available to them for future applications. There is no limit on the number of times a student can apply for conference funding.

• Apply at least 14 days before the start of your conference or travel
  Applications must be submitted through UFunds at least 14 days before the start of travel or the start of the conference. Students not able to make this deadline should email graduate_travel@brown.edu to see if an exception can be made. This requirement allows the Graduate School time to process applications and notify students whether they will receive funding or not prior to the start of travel or the start of the conference.

• Provide an approved Safety Plan, if applicable
  All students are required to register their travel plans in TravelSafe (for both domestic and international travel). In addition, some international travel destinations require completion of a Safety Plan in TravelSafe and approval from the Global Travel Risk Assessment Committee (GTRAC). Find current US DOS travel advisory levels in TravelSafe by clicking on the 'Travel Advisories' tab (destinations at Level 3 or 4 - designated at High Risk - require GTRAC approval). Check Brown’s current travel guidelines and requirements on the International Travel Risk Management webpage. Additionally, transactions with comprehensively embargoed countries, including certain academic collaborations and the exchange of research materials, may require authorization from the government. If you are considering collaborating with or traveling to an embargoed country, you must contact Brown's Export Control Team well in advance.

The Conference Travel Fund award is processed as a reimbursement through a student’s home department. Prepaid expenses such as airfare, conference registration, and prepaid hotel rooms can be submitted for reimbursement prior to travel. Expenses that are not paid for in advance, as well as per diem meals, can be submitted once the student returns from travel or the conference concludes. All documentation should be submitted to a student’s home department within 30 days of the completion of travel. 

Students who do not use the full amount of the Conference Travel Fund award for their trip (e.g they applied for $700, but only ended up using $500) should notify graduate_travel@brown.edu so that the remaining funds can be made available to them for a future Conference Travel Fund application. Note that a new application must be submitted for each trip.

• Graduate School Travel Funding Summary
• International Travel Fund
• Doctoral Research Travel Grant
• Joukowsky Summer Research Award
• Graduate Student Council Conference and External Travel Funding
• Global Mobility Research Fellowship
• Student Research Grants in Judaic Studies