Conference Travel Grants

• 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 research must have been conducted in collaboration with or under the supervision of a Dartmouth faculty member (college or professional school faculty)
• 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.

Maximum of $1000

• The presentation must be at a national or international 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
  • 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 1 month after graduation. The student must apply for the funding at least 2 weeks before they graduate.

Link to application 

Maximum of $500

• Presentation can be at a national/international conference OR an undergraduate research conference

Link to application 

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:

• Rocky-Mini Grants