Student Travel Funding
Department Travel Funding
Presenting at a conference? Get funding for your travel expenses.
The Department of Educational Psychology awards eligible students funding for student travel during the academic year.
Award Amounts
State or regional conferences (up to $300)
Any conference that is state or regional in its draw and focus (e.g., the Midwest Psychological Association, Minnesota Psychological Association) rather than national or international.
National or international conference (up to $500):
May be hosted in the Twin Cities but representative of a national or international organization rather than regional or state branches of that group.
Psych foundations and QME students: The psych foundations and QME programs offer additional funding above and beyond the department award amounts. Visit the QME or psych foundations travel funding pages for more information.
Requirements
To qualify for these funds students must:
Be an active Educational Psychology MA, SC or PhD students.
Travel to and present at a regional, national or international conference.
Receive approval from their faculty adviser.
How to Request Funding
To utilize these funds, email these items to edpsych-purchasing@umn.edu for review and guidance on registering:
Funding Request Form must be filled out with advisor's signature (email indicating approval accepted in lieu of signature).
A copy of the conference program showing your presentation
Conference registration details
Out of pocket expenses are not guaranteed reimbursable if proper approvals are not secured prior to the purchase.
Funding Request Form
Studenttravelfundingrequest-updatedJune2022.pdfFunding Timelines
Funding requests should be submitted 5 days prior to the end of the semester in which the conference occurred.
Funding for the academic year is available through the end of August (e.g. 2022-2023 funding is available through August 27th and 2023-2024 funding is available starting August 28th)
Professional Educational Development Form
Travel funding will be issued to you through your student finance account. You may submit an appeal to OneStop if the funds do not issue to you in full due to your financial aid cap. OneStop will review your financial aid eligibility.
Professional Educational Development Form (Financial aid and loans section)