Travel Support Program
General Information
Research and dissemination of scholarly and artistic achievements provide professional development opportunities to faculty and students, bring distinction to SIUC, and are central to the University's research mission. In support of these activities, and with the assistance of the Office of the Provost and the SIU Foundation, the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Dean is pleased to make travel funds available to faculty and students.
- Support is available for lowest round-trip airfare and other expenses related to the travel, such as registration fees, local transportation costs, hotel costs, and meals.
- The total cost of travel must be shared with other campus units. Evidence of financial support at the departmental, center, or college (or other) level for this trip must be shown on the application form.
- Every application must be submitted on the official Request for Travel Support (fillable PDF; see "Procedure," below) and must include all information and signatures requested. Incomplete applications are at a disadvantage and may not be considered.
- Retroactive reimbursements will NOT be provided.
Purpose of Travel
Generally, awards will be made to individuals to:
- Attend meetings of international or national significance to give invited presentations of major significance, or to act in other important official capacities (organizer, discussant, elected officer of organization, etc.).
- Travel to an off-campus site that presents unique or one-time research opportunities or collaborations available only under a limited set of circumstances. The application must describe the significance and uniqueness of the opportunity and its impact on the applicant's scholarly growth.
- Visit program officials at funding agencies where such visits can have a major impact on securing funding for such things as: new, highly visible programs, centers, interdisciplinary initiatives, on-campus conferences, long-term projects, and so forth.
Faculty Travel Funds
Eligibility: Preference will be given to tenured and tenure-track faculty or those with regular graduate faculty status.
Amounts: Up to $500 for international travel; up to $400 for travel within the continental United States. The OVCR commitment generally will not exceed the commitments from other units.
Student Travel Funds
Graduate Students:
Eligibility: Graduate students must be registered on campus during the times of application and travel; must be full time; and must be in good standing, making satisfactory progress, in their programs.
Amounts: Up to $300 for international travel; up to $100 for travel within the continental U.S.
Travel to an off-campus research site may NOT be to the primary thesis or dissertation research site(s).
Applications MUST be accompanied by a letter from the student's primary advisor verifying the significance of the travel to the student's professional development and indicating satisfactory progress toward degree.
Undergraduate Students:
Research-related travel funding may be made available to exceptional undergraduate students for the same purposes and under conditions and circumstances similar to those outlined for awards for graduate students. Two letters supporting the student's application, one from the department chair and one from another faculty member, will be required.
Procedure
Applicants should complete a Request for Travel Support (fillable PDF). This form can be filled out onscreen using Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or higher. Save the document to your hard drive by holding down SHIFT while clicking on the link. Next, open the saved document, fill it out, then print it. You can also fill the form out using the free Adobe Reader software, although you will not be able to save the filled-out information on your hard drive. If you cannot access PDF files, you can obtain the form from your department or from ORDA (call 453-4540).
Faculty: Submit the completed form and any attachments to ORDA, Woody Hall C-206, Mail Code 4709.
Students: Submit the completed form and any attachments to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Dean, Anthony Hall 220, Mail Code 4344. Please do NOT submit forms electronically.