Each quarter, the GSA awards money to graduate students for travel to conferences and research sites. If you are traveling to a field research site, you must be engaging in research there that is directly related to your dissertation plans. If you are requesting funds for other travel expenses, you must include a brief essay with the application, providing detailed justification for your request.
All successful applicants receive the same amount of money, based on available funds.
Although we recently doubled the travel grant budget, there are typically many applicants. You may apply more than once. However, if you have received money from the GSA in the past, your chances of being funded again may decline. While GSA funds may be used in conjunction with funding from other sources, we prioritize applications which have received little or no external funding.