The travel grant application process for the 2010 Annual Convention opened on June 6th and ended on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Acceptance notifications were sent on Sept. 30th.
Please note the following:
1) Travel grants are available only for ISA members. If you are not an ISA member you may still apply, your membership fee will be deducted from your grant.
2) Please note that the ISA travel grants program has been created to allow junior scholars and senior graduate students some assistance to enable them to attend conferences that would otherwise be out of reach for only better paid, senior faculty. Therefore, all of these grants will be awarded to junior scholars and senior graduate students.
3) There is only a relatively small budget set aside for this travel grant. Any grants awarded are considered to be "seed" support of a limited amount and will only assist in funding a limited part of the entire cost of attendance.
Travel Grant Disbursements 2010
ISA members awarded travel grants for the 2010 Convention should bring photocopies of travel receipts (that ISA can keep) to the ISA Travel Grant Desk in the ISA Registration Area (Lower Level - Hilton) during the following times:
- Wednesday, Feb. 17: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Thursday, Feb. 18: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday, Feb. 19: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, Feb. 20: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Checks may be cashed at the Hilton Front Desk (Registration) during the following times:
- Wednesday, Feb. 17: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
- Thursday, Feb. 18: 8:00 am to 10:00 am, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
- Friday, Feb. 19: 8:00 am to 10:00 am, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
- Saturday, Feb. 20: 8:00 am to 10:00 am, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Questions may be addressed to:
ISA Travel Grant Coordinator
Vanessa Malkin
ISA
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ 86721
Phone: (520) 621-7754
FAX: (520) 621-5780
E-Mail: travel.grants@isanet.org
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, simply fill out the grant application and select the check-box to deduct your registration fee from your grant (if awarded).
