Travel Grant Awards
Welcome to the ISA Travel Grant website for the 2008 Annual Convention (travel grants for the 2009 Annual Convention will begin over summer 2008).
Travel Grant Disbursement
Travel Grant Checks awarded for the 2008 Annual Convention participants will be available for pick-up at the ISA Convention Registration Desk during the following times:
- Wednesday, March 26, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM
- Thursday & Friday, March 27-28, from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Please have copies of your travel and/or hotel receipts with you BEFORE you step up to the Travel Grant counter to receive your check. You will need to leave a copy of your expense receipts with the ISA Travel Grant Staff. Your expense receipts need to total at least the amount of your travel grant award.
Check Cashing
Travel Grant checks may be cashed at the Hilton San Francisco Front
Desk (located in the hotel main lobby) during the following times from
Wednesday, March 26 – Saturday, March 29:
- 8:00 am – 11:30 AM
- 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Proper Identification is required in order to cash your Travel Grant check at the Hilton Front Desk. If you have further question or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Vanessa Malkin, the ISA Travel Grant Coordinator.
Guidelines
Please read the following guidelines carefully. Your submission of a request for funding signifies your understanding and acceptance of these circumstances, conditions, and procedures.
1. Requests for funding from ISA can be considered only when submitted on the on-line form. You will receive an immediate confirmation of your completed application, please keep this for your records.
2. Final decisions regarding requests for funding are made by the executive office of ISA, acting under guidelines approved by the Governing Council of the Association and on the basis of information provided by the program chair.
3. Support shall not be provided to persons whose proposal for participation has not been formally accepted by the program chair.
4. Requests for funding received after the date of the published deadline for receipt of requests will not be supported.
5. Key principles guiding priority consideration for financial support include: (a) support for applications from developing countries, or countries with currency conversion problems; (b) support for applicants who have not received funding from ISA during the past two years. (c) support for applicants holding full-time professional appointments at institutions of higher education and/or research.
6. Due to limited resources and large numbers of requests, awards made by the Association almost always are for less than the total cost of convention participation. Financial awards in the recent past have averaged between US$600 and US$900 for applicants with currency conversion problems, and between US$200 and US$500 for other recipients.
7. In general, partial transportation costs can be considered for coverage through ISA awards. Costs other than travel are usually not considered in determining the amount of the award.
8. When an award is made, it is payable only after the original receipts are provided to ISA. In the case of airline tickets, it may be possible to make reimbursement against a copy of the original ticket stud and a formal billing statement from the agency issuing the ticket. Receipts must be in an amount at least equal to the amount of the award. No advance grant payments can be made.
9. Receipts equal to the amount awarded or more must be submitted at the
convention (at the registration desk), or shortly thereafter, to ISA headquarters. The Association cannot make checks payable to anyone other than the person to whom the award has been made.
10. To participate and a receive financial support award, applicants must pre-register for the convention.
Can you apply for a travel grant without first paying for your registration (and ISA membership fee if applicable)?
- Yes, convention registration and membership forms are available for downloading if you wish to avoid the online registration process.
- Pre-Registration Form: http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/sanfran2008/register.doc
- ISA Membership Form: http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/MembershipRenewalForm.doc
- Fill out the forms, omitting your billing information, and return to ISA with your travel grant application confirmation. There is a check box at the bottom of the paper registration form which you may use to ask us to deduct your registration free from your travel grant. If you have not paid at the time your award is made, ISA will deduct the amount of the pre-registration fee (as well as ISA membership fee if you are not already a member) from your travel grant.
For more information, please contact ISA Headquarters:
ISA
Travel Grant Coordinator Vanessa Malkin
324 Social Sciences Building
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
FAX: (520) 621-5780
E-Mail: isa@u.arizona.edu
