ISA Travel Grant Program

The International Studies Association announces application guidelines for financial support for participation in conventions and related ISA activities

An on-line travel grant application is available here:

Annual Convention, San Francisco, 2008 Travel Grants Applications will be available starting June 11th using this online form. You will receive an immediate confirmation of your completed application, please keep this for your records.
Annual Convention, Chicago, 2007
Deadline: September 14, 2006 (closed)
Annual Convention, San Diego, 2006
Deadline Sept. 16, 2005 (closed)
Istanbul International Conference
Deadline May 1, 2005 (closed)

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.

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 fee 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 Mike Ryckman
324 Social Sciences Building
University of Arizona
FAX: (520) 621-5780
E-Mail: isa@u.arizona.edu

This page last modified 07 June 2007 by Joel Davis.

Please join us for our 2008 Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA.

The Call for Papers for the 2008 Annual Convention has been posted here in PDF.

All travel grant documents should be received by Friday, September 14, 2007 by 5 PM PST in order to be eligible for a travel grant.

Travel Grant awards will be announced on Friday, October 12th by e-mail.