URAF Conference Funding Grant

URAF Conference Funding Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Harvard University
Amount: US $500 - US $750
Last Updated: December 06, 2025

Summary

The URAF Conference Funding program at Harvard University provides support for undergraduate students presenting original research at academic conferences. With awards up to $500 for domestic conferences and $750 for international presentations, students must be enrolled and in good standing. The program encourages applications year-round, allowing for different iterations of the same presentation. However, funding cannot be applied retroactively, and group applications are not permitted.

Overview

URAF Conference Funding Overview The URAF conference funding program supports Harvard College undergraduate students in presenting their original, independent research (poster or paper) at an academic conference. Awards are available year-round with a rolling deadline to apply for funding. Undergraduate students from all concentrations are encouraged to apply. Domestic conference funding awards are typically up to $500, whereas awards to support presentations abroad can go up to $750.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In order to be eligible for the conference funding program, students must meet the following criteria:Enrolled Harvard College degree-seeking studentsStudents in good academic and disciplinary standingStudents enrolled for the duration of the funded semesterSecond-term seniors may apply for funding, though the conference should fall when the student still has an active student status.Students may receive conference funding one time per academic yearYou may apply to support different iterations of the same presentation. Please in touch with the conference funding program administrator to discuss if it makes sense for you to submit one application or several. This will not impact the amount of the award.While we expect that you did have faculty supervision and support while conducting the research in question, it does not need to be conducted under a Harvard faculty member.

Ineligibility

Conference funding cannot be applied retroactively to cover expenses. Conference funding program does not accept group applications. If you have been accepted to give a joint presentation, please have all students submit separate applications in which they detail their own, independent research project and specific role in preparing the presentation (among the other items requested as part of the proposal in the application instructions).Students must also submit separate, fully independent conference reports.