WMU Graduate College: Graduate Student Travel Grant

WMU Graduate College: Graduate Student Travel Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Western Michigan University
Amount: Up to US $1,000
Last Updated: November 27, 2025

Summary

The WMU Graduate College offers a Graduate Student Travel Grant to support graduate students in scholarly research and creative activities. Grants facilitate travel to professional events for presenting research or artistic works. Eligible students must maintain a 3.0 GPA, be enrolled during application, and be the primary investigator of the project. The grant is competitive, allowing a maximum of two awards for master’s and specialist students and three for doctoral students. Applications are accepted in fall and spring semesters.

Overview

Graduate Student Travel Grant The Graduate Student Travel Grants are established to support graduate students engaged in independent scholarly research, scientific inquiry, inventive technology, and artistic/creative activity. The grants support graduate students to travel in-person to meetings or events sponsored by professional organizations for the purpose of sharing the results of their research, exhibiting or performing creative works, or otherwise disseminating the results of their scholarly activity. These grants do not cover conference attendance for other purposes (e.g. as a non-presenting attendee or workshop participant). WMU graduate students may receive a maximum of two Research Grants, or two Travel Grant, or one of each grant type at these degree levels: master’s, specialist. Doctoral students may receive a maximum of three Research Grants or Travel Grants, or a combination of both, up to three total. Because these are competitive grants, students are eligible to receive up to the maximum allowed in their degree level, but these are not guaranteed awards for each student. Note: the typing of theses, dissertations, and project paper, as well as the purchase of computers or supplies and equipment commonly provided by departments or by other existing grants or funds do not qualify as legitimate budget expenses under a Graduate Student Travel Grant. Future Award Deadlines The Graduate Student Travel Grant is offered once in the fall and spring semesters during the academic year. There is not an award cycle in summer.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Admitted to a graduate degree program In good academic standing (3.0 GPA) Enrolled in the semester that the application is made (one credit hour only if at dissertation/thesis hours) The invited presenter via a letter/email of invitation from the conference/exhibit officials The sole or principal investigator of the research project (PI) but for the purposes of research compliance, listed as student investigator, author or performer of the artistic/creative activity and the individual invited or selected to make the presentation