Conference Travel Grants

Funding for students to present faculty-mentored research at national or international conferences (UGAR and other sources below)

UGAR Conference Grants: Guidelines

Applications must be submitted a minimum of two weeks before the conference and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Award notifications will be sent via email within two weeks after submission of a complete application (student application form and faculty endorsement).
Students are eligible for one Senior Conference Grant and one Undergraduate Conference Grant during their undergraduate years at Dartmouth. Students will be awarded one grant per conference – students may not apply for both grants for the same conference.
Eligibility for UGAR grants and links to the two application forms are below.

Up to $1000 for seniors to present their research at a national or international academic conference:

The research must have been conducted in collaboration with or under the supervision of a Dartmouth faculty member (college or professional school faculty)
The presentation can be a talk, poster, or other format, and the student can be an individual author or one of multiple authors on the project
The presentation must be at a national academic conference (e.g. Society for Neuroscience, the American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society)
Presentations at an undergraduate research conference held by another college/university are not eligible for these grants (but see Undergraduate Conference Grants below)
Only seniors are eligible, and this includes the summer before senior year
In some cases, grants may be awarded to students presenting research after graduation. The student must provide a compelling justification for the request, and the conference cannot take place more than 3 months after graduation. The student must apply for the funding at least 2 weeks before they graduate and the research must have been conducted primarily prior to graduation.

Up to $500 for undergraduates to present their research at a national conference OR an undergraduate research conference:

Conference grants are awarded to students presenting research conducted in collaboration with or under the supervision of a Dartmouth faculty member (college or professional school faculty).

Funding for students to present research at conferences:

Neukom Institute Travel Grants: For presenting research that involves computational techniques in any academic discipline
Leslie Center for the Humanities Student Professional Development Fellowships: for internships, conferences, workshops, or other professional development activity related to the humanities.
Irving Institute Student Grants for Professional/Educational Growth: funding to attend or present research at an academic conference
Academic departments: Some academic departments/programs have funding for students to present at conferences. Funding is generally restricted to majors. Contact individual departments/programs for information.

Funding for students to attend conferences related to academics or careers: