Graduate Student Conference Grant Application

Conference Grants of up to $500 are available from the Department of Political Science. The grants are to enable students to attend conferences and present their work. While travel restrictions remain in place, we encourage students to purchase multi-year memberships and to join additional subfields.

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Student ID:*

Conference Attending:*

Please list the Conference you are attending.

Location of Conference:*

Date of Conference:*

Title of paper being presented:*

Conference Program*

Please upload the conference program listing your attendance and/or an acceptance letter to the conference.

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Abstract, if available

Advisor's Name:

Membership fees*

If membership is required to attend, or if membership includes a registration subsidy, please list the total cost. If there are no membership fees, list N/A

Registration Fees*

Please list the total cost to register for this event. If there are no registration fees, list N/A. We highly encourage all students to book at the early bird registration rate.

Ground Transportation Fees*

Please include the total estimated cost for Ground Transportation (Taxi/Rideshare, Bus, Rail, L, etc).

If you are driving a personal vehicle, the 2024 calendar year mileage rate is $0.67/mi. Please note, personal vehicle mileage reimbursement is capped at the amount of economy flights to the same location.

List N/A if there will be no ground transportation costs.

Air Transportation Fees*

Please provide the total estimated cost for air travel. We encourage use of Egencia when booking travel. If you do not have an Egencia account, reach out to Tricia Adreani for support. If there will be no air transportation costs, list N/A.

Lodging Fees*

Please provide the total estimated cost for lodging. We encourage use of Egencia when booking travel. If you do not have an Egencia account, reach out to Tricia Adreani for support. If there will be no lodging costs, list N/A.

Per Diem*

Please provide the estimated Per Diem Meals and Incidentals costs for your travel. For domestic travel, consult GSA. For international travel, consult US Office of Allowances.

Please note: Per Diem is not allowable for "relatively local" conferences, so per diem is not allowable in greater Chicago area (Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, South Bend, etc) for students based in the Chicago area. If you are based in Paris, per diem is not allowable for conferences within Paris, etc.

Please note: Per diem is not allowable if the event / conference is providing meals.

Please list the total amount you are requesting for this Travel Grant:*

For Non-Local Conference, maximum amount allowable: $500

For Local Conferences, maximum amount allowable: $350

By “Local” we mean, if you are stationed in Chicagoland area, conferences in the Chicago area are local. If you’re based in Berlin, you can apply for up to $500 to support travel to a Chicago based conference, but only $350 for a Berlin based conference.

Please note: Given public transportation options in the Chicagoland area, locations like Milwaukee, and South Bend constitute local travel.

Grant is for academic year:*

The current academic year is 2025.

AY26 begins Sept 1, 2025. (Please note: APSA25 is AY26).

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Have you applies for other NU Travel Grants for this Conference?*

Please do not mark "yes" if the Travel Grant is not for this Conference.

NU Travel Grants outside of PS: TGS, TGS Interdisciplinary, TGS Career Dev, Buffet, PAS, SPAN, Keyman, APSA, ISA, MPSA, SPSA, WPSA

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Other funding sources

Which did you apply for? How much did you apply for and receive?

Buffett

TGS

Other

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