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ATLAS encourages graduate students to advance their own academic, professional and career development through the publication and presentation of papers and/or attendance at conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops. Funds are available through ATLAS and are intended to offset the travel costs associated with the presentation of papers, posters, research products or creative work. All ATLAS graduate students are eligible. Please note that in order to be eligible for ATLAS travel funding, you must acknowledge your affiliation to the ATLAS Institute in your application form, all published papers, presentations and conference listings. You will need to demonstrate that you've complied with this requirement by uploading documentation via the form below. Documentation may include photos, PDFs of posters, links to presentations, copies of conference paperwork etc. If your ATLAS affiliation is not consistently acknowledged across all of your conference materials, funding may not be awarded.
General Policy
Because ATLAS funds are limited, we will only accept travel fund request from students who have pursued the following opportunities and resources first:
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Ask your advisor or research sponsor first. Your research contract or advisor’s discretionary account should be your primary support for travel.
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Apply for any fellowships, travel funds or student volunteer opportunities offered by the conference organizers and/or sponsors.
- Apply for the United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS) travel fund (see below).
Application Process
- Discuss your travel interests and plans with your faculty advisor/research sponsor. Their knowledge and support of your travel plans are required.
- Exhaust the funding opportunities described above.
- Fill in and submit the ATLAS Graduate Students Travel Funding Application form. Then alert atlasaccounting@colorado.edu that you’ve submitted it.
- Applications will be reviewed by the ATLAS Graduate Committee.
- Keep all receipts during travel and write on the receipt the precise reason for the expenditure. When you return from the conference, scan all receipts and submit them electronically to atlasaccounting@colorado.edu as PDFs for reimbursement. Keep original hard copies in case they are needed by ATLAS accounting.
Guidelines
The following indicates the amounts of travel support that ATLAS will provide in various categories. The lower bound of the range indicates the amount that the school can provide, regardless of other support you may obtain. ATLAS may provide up to the upper bound, if your advisor or research sponsor will match this amount. For example, the school will provide $75 for domestic travel to attend a conference, and will match your advisor’s support up to a maximum of $150.
- $75-$150 Domestic travel for conference attendance
- $225-$450 Domestic travel for conference presentation of your work
- $150-$300 International travel for conference attendance
- $450-$900 International travel for conference presentation of your work
You may receive only one conference travel fund award per academic year. Reimbursement will be issued for travel and related conference expenses such as but not limited to: registration fees, accommodation and transportation. You are expected to present a conference report to the ATLAS PhD seminar.
Please remember that in order to be eligible for ATLAS travel funding, your affiliation with the ATLAS Institute must be acknowledged on all publications or presentations. Documents demonstrating you have complied with this request must be submitted using the ATLAS Graduate Students Travel Funding Application form. They may also be emailed to atlasaccounting@colorado.edu.
You will generally receive only one conference travel fund award per academic year. If you have multiple publications, you may petition for an exception by emailing atlas-gradcomm@lists.colorado.edu. If your petition is accepted, you will then be eligible to receive additional travel funds.
You are expected to submit a one-paragraph summary of your experience attending the conference with your reimbursement receipts. You should also email this summary to atlas-gradcomm@lists.colorado.edu. You may be selected to present a conference report to the ATLAS PhD seminar.
Other Travel Funding Resources
The Dean’s Graduate Student Research Grant Awards
The Dean’s Graduate Student Research Grant Awards are competitive awards sponsored by the Graduate School that, first and foremost, support students who are presenting papers or posters at degree-related academic conferences, or participating in major-related academic competitions. Non-conference/competition travel may be considered on a case-by-case basis and is dependent on the availability of funds. The United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS) Conference Funding
The United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS) awards funding (up to $300) to individual graduate students each academic semester to support travel to academic conferences, meetings, or other events related to the student’s studies. Students are eligible to receive travel aid only once in their tenure as a CU-Boulder graduate student. This allows more students a chance to get funding. Please review the Policy and example essays below. Please note that students from departments with high participation at UGGS assembly meetings (attended 75% or more of the meetings in the previous semester) will receive 5 bonus points on their application score. Graduate students may not receive more than one Conference Funding award per academic year.
Eaton Graduate Student Travel Grant
The Center for Humanities and the Arts (CHA) offers a semi-annual competition for graduate student travel grants. Each year, ten awards of $500 are awarded on a competitive basis for graduate students in the humanities and arts to support travel to conferences where they will present a paper or, for those in the arts, where the student will perform or display their work. Applications from all master's and doctoral students will be considered; however, the excellence of the project will be the main criterion for selection. CHA will award four travel grants during the fall semester, and six for travel occurring in the spring and summer.
Graduate School Travel Support Page
A variety of resources and suggestions are provided on the Graduate school student funding page.
College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean's Matching Travel Award
The Dean’s Matching Travel Grant is intended, first and foremost, to support engineering students who are presenting papers or posters at degree-related academic conferences, or participating in major-related academic competitions.