Graduate School

Graduate School Travel Funds

The Graduate School provides support for doctoral and MFA students traveling for research, to present at conferences, and for other scholarly activities.

Four travel funding awards are provided by the Graduate School: the Conference Travel Fund, the International Travel Fund, the Doctoral Research Travel Grant, and the Joukowsky Summer Research Award. An overview is available in the Graduate School Travel Funding Summary Table and below. Please visit the individual fund webpages for more details about the eligibility requirements for each.

All applications and associated documentation must be submitted online through UFunds. Students can apply for funding for their upcoming travel at any time using the application currently available in UFunds (travel dates do not need to fall into the semester listed in the application title). Please email graduate_travel@brown.edu with any questions.

All travel must follow Brown University travel policies. International travel, in particular, may require prior approval, following the University’s International Travel Policies. 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.

Graduate School Travel Awards

Apply for up to $700 per academic year for travel to present at conferences. Doctoral students in years 1-6 or on a COVID Appointment Extension and Master's students are eligible to apply. Students enrolled in programs in the Division of Biology and Medicine are not eligible for this award.
Apply for one award of $600-$1,000 per academic year for travel outside of the U.S. to present at a conference, conduct scholarly research, or attend a summer school or course. MFA students may apply for travel to perform in a festival, retreat, workshop, production, or other training event not sponsored by Brown. Doctoral students in years 1-6 or on a COVID Appointment Extension and Master’s students are eligible.
Apply for one award of up to $1,000 per academic year for travel to conduct scholarly research. Doctoral students in years 1-6 or on a COVID Appointment Extension are eligible to apply. Students enrolled in programs in the Division of Biology and Medicine are not eligible for this award.
Apply for one award of $500-$1,500 per summer for travel May-August for academic purposes (scholarly research, language programs, or workshops). Doctoral students in years 1-6 or on a COVID Appointment Extension and MFA students in Literary Arts or Playwriting are eligible. Master’s students in programs other than Literary Arts and Playwriting and students in the Division of Biology and Medicine are not eligible.