Faculty Arts and Humanities Travel Award
September 18, 2009 applicant deadline for 04/01/08 - 09/30/08 travel.
March 20, 2009 applicant deadline for 10/01/08 - 03/31/09 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’s $25,000 annual budget is used to encourage 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 the following October and March, and a March deadline for travel between the following April and September (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 the Research Initiatives and Development Services staff in Mitchell 251 no later than one week after the applicant deadline.
- Complete a Travel Approval Request. If the trip will use additional School or College funding, please have your Dean sign the form also. When the form is complete, send it to Graduate School Assistant Dean Linda Berg in Mitchell Hall 269. She will return the signed copy to you. The form must be attached to your Travel Expense Report if you receive an award.
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):
- Until further notice, you may book airfare through any agency as you see fit, as long as you make the effort to find the lowest logical fare, and you do not use Orbitz. The "lowest logical fare" is defined in ASM 5.3.1 part I-B.
- 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.