Marine Sciences Grant Funding

The Marine Sciences Research Grant Committee is currently soliciting applications for travel to scholarly meetings.

FY 24-25 PROPOSAL DEADLINES

October 11, 2024

January 10, 2025

March 14, 2025

The next deadline for submission of applications is October 11, 2024. Applications received after October 11, 2024 will not be considered, no exceptions. If you miss this deadline, the next deadline will be January 10, 2025.

Application Process

Applications are created and submitted electronically through eGrants. Information about eGrants is available at /online-tools/interactive-utilities/egrants.

A copy of the abstract and acceptance of the paper on the program or a copy of the program must accompany the request.

 

Eligibility Information

Awards for economy airfare tickets for travel to conferences or symposia of professional societies are made to Academic Senate Members, Research Scientists or Project Scientists who are presenting papers on their research or who are organizing and presiding over one or more sessions in the meeting. 

Guidelines

If partial support is available to you from other sources, this information must be provided at the time you submit the application. A letter of invitation must accompany each application.

Only the presenting author may apply for a travel award.

Only one trip per fiscal year (July 1-June 30) for any Senate member will be awarded. However, there is no limit to the number of travel awards faculty may receive over a period of years.

Cost of side trips unrelated to the conference funded will be deducted.

Applicant may use any means to book travel. Quotation from travel agency, airline, or internet is required.

For workshops and other ad-hoc meetings of prominent members of the academic community that are not sponsored by a continuing Professional Society, the applicant should provide a short explanation of the scholarly goals of the meeting.

Invitations to participate in conferences organized by universities, departments, or institutes cannot be supported.

Award Amounts

• Domestic: For Fall 2023, awards are not to exceed $1000, to be used towards economy airfare and/or registration fees.
  
  Starting Winter 2024, awards are not to exceed $1,300, to be used towards economy airfare and/or registration fees. Travelers are expected to seek the least expensive flights, and only actual airfare based on ticket receipts will be covered. Travel to Mexico and Canada are awarded under domestic travel policies.
  
  
• Foreign: For Fall 2023, awards will not exceed $1,500, to be used towards economy airfare and/or registration fees.
  
  Starting Winter 2024, awards will not exceed $1,800, to be used towards economy airfare and/or registration fees. Awards are made for the lowest published or economy airfare only, whichever is lower.  Funds may not be used for fare upgrades. These funds are not restricted to the use of U.S. carriers.