Travel to International Conferences
Grants limited to a portion of the cost of round-trip air travel and daily expenses (ISLA does not pay a per diem, you must turn in original receipts) are available to faculty members invited to participate in distinguished international conferences and symposia. A written application to the director of the Institute is required. Please provide documentation of the invitation, any promises of publication, information about the conference’s significance, and a travel budget. Those who will present papers, rather than discussants or session organizers, will receive priority for funding. Except under extraordinary circumstances—such as retraction of a financial commitment by conference organizers—the Institute must receive your application before your travel begins.
Travel funds are allocated on the basis of the following formula:
- Travel: 100 percent of the round-trip airfare up to $750, plus 50% of the remainder. Cap at $1250 or for over that amount contact the ISLA Director.
- Estimates of your transportation costs at the time of application are required. The Institute will grant a maximum of $1000 to cover other expenses (lodging, ground transportation, meals) and pay a participant’s registration fee up to $250.
- Maximum amount covered for International Travel: $2500. Note: Original receipts must be submitted with the reimbursement request to document all expenses.
Please submit your receipts within two weeks for reimbursement after returning from the conference.
Restrictions: You may receive one grant under this initiative in each University fiscal year (July 1- June 30); however, if you receive funding under this initiative two years in succession, you must wait one year before you are eligible to receive funding again.