Conference Travel Grants

• 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.
• 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 each grant type and the link to the application system 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.

Link to application system 

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).
• However, in special circumstances, funding may be awarded to students to attend a conference at which they are not presenting. In these cases, there must be a compelling justification for the request to be considered. Attending an academic conference would be beneficial for any undergraduate, so there must be an additional strong rationale. It is recommended that students meet with UGAR prior to submitting an application to discuss their circumstances and determine eligibility (see box on the left for the link to make an appointment).

Link to application system 

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.
• Council on Undergraduate Research: Dartmouth is an institutional member, and travel awards are available in some disciplines, including Social Sciences and Biology
• 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
• Student Experiential Learning Fund