Professional Travel Grant

Through the Faculty Development Committee, Portland State University offers an internal funding program for Portland State University faculty. The Professional Travel Grant Program provides support for faculty holding appointments of .50 FTE or higher to attend professional meetings and conferences to present scholarly work.

Faculty may apply for awards up to $1,500, but because of the large volume of requests, most awards are only partly funded. The Faculty Development Committee shall not approve travel requests unless the request is matched by at least $200 or 20% of the estimated travel cost (whichever is greater) from department, dean, or personal funds. The committee should receive applications no later than the deadlines for each term, stated below. Travel must include presentation of scholarly work, such as a paper, workshop, or seminar. Preference will be given to applications that contain all of the required documentation, include national or international travel, and are most clearly related to a faculty member's scholarly agenda or which clearly demonstrate that the travel will have a significant impact on the professional development of the faculty member, particularly of junior faculty.

The committee will only fund one professional travel request per person each year, so faculty should consider their travel priorities.

Include the dates and destination of your proposed travel, a brief narrative describing the purpose of your travel and how it fits with your scholarly agenda (no more than 2-3 paragraphs), an abstract of the presentation, and a budget detailing your expected costs and the amount of matching funds that will be provided. In addition to your application, you must provide the Committee with documentation (such as a copy of the conference program or a letter of acceptance) that you will be presenting your scholarly work at the conference or meeting you plan to attend, and your department head's signature.

The Committee will meet once per term to make awards. See deadlines below.

Travel Request Forms

Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), Unitus Building, 6th floor, and must contain the following:

• A completed Travel Request Form (available in PDF file format via the link below) signed by the department Chair, and
• Documentation that the applicant has been accepted to present at the conference (e.g. a schedule of events/speakers).

Travel Grant Application

If you have questions, please contact Anastasia Barron at 5-3423 or by email at abarron@pdx.edu.

Deadlines

Applications for travel grants must be submitted no later than the deadline for each term and must be for travel during the specified time periods. Deadlines for each term are as follows: