Faculty Arts and Humanities Travel Award
February 1, 2010 deadline for October 2009 - June 2010 travel
April 1, 2010 deadline for July - December 2010 travel
September 17, 2010 deadline for January - June 2011 travel
Funds are available from the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development and Dean of the Graduate School to support travel grants for faculty on tenure/tenure-track appointments in the Arts and Humanities Division. The program encourages both national and international research development.
The maximum amount of a travel award is $500 for a national award and $900 for an international award. Awards from this program may be combined with awards from other institutional sources.
Eligibility
Individuals holding positions as Deans and Associate Deans are not eligible. Only one application per faculty member per travel period will be considered. Applications for travel pertaining to the pursuit of research and creative activity will be given higher priority than requests to present at professional conferences and meetings. In either case, applicants should convey the activity's potential to further their research agenda.
Awards from this program may be combined with awards from other institutional sources.
Apply
There are two application cycles each year: a September deadline for travel between April and September, and a March deadline for travel between October and March. (See above for exact dates).
- Applicants should submit by the posted applicant deadline the single-page form titled, "Application for Arts and Humanities Faculty Travel Grant," to their Chair/Director's office for review and recommendation.
- Chairs/Directors should then complete and sign the "Chair or Director Approval and Recommendation" form, attach it (please do not staple) to the application, and submit both forms to Ashley Podnar in Mitchell 251 no later than one week after the applicant deadline.
Applicants and awardees must comply with the State and campus travel guidelines and any other School or College instructions (see your Unit Business Representative). Also see the campus Travel Office Web site.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of senior faculty in the Division.
Restrictions
No hand-written applications will be accepted.
If awarded (per Administrative Services Policy Manual 5.3.8):
- All online travel arrangements must be made via the State of Wisconsin contracted travel service, Travelport. The use of other online reservation systems such as Travelocity, Expedia and Orbitz is not allowed.
- Employees may choose to book travel with a "brick and mortar" travel agency as an alternative to Travelport. You may make arrangements with a travel agency via telephone, fax, or walk-in. Employees are encouraged to contact minority-owned travel agencies when obtaining travel quotes.
- Use of the state-provided USBank Visa Travel Card (TCard) or an institutional liability purchasing card (PCard) for all reimbursable travel agency service fees is required. Please contact your Unit Business Representative for the procedures specific to your School/College/Division.
Contact Steve Atkinson (229-4062, sda@uwm.edu) with any questions about the program.
Travel restrictions and approval process
All out-of-state travel on Graduate School funds must follow the travel restrictions and approval process approved on December 1, 2008.
