ARD Travel Fund

Deadline:

Rolling deadlines throughout the year

Description

PURPOSE: The ARD - IANR Travel Fund supports faculty with ARD appointment in IANR to present their research and/or the results of scholarly investigations at professional meetings. Expenses can include transportation (not to exceed coach class airfare), registration, lodging, meals, etc. Approved University travel procedures are to be followed. 

ELIGIBILITY: Faculty with ARD appointment in IANR are eligible.  Applicants must be full time(1.0 FTE). The applicants must also be the presenter. This program is highly subscribed; we often cannot fund all eligible applicants. Priority will usually be given to early career faculty.

Funds granted under this program are limited to one award per faculty member per Calendar Year. Funds cannot exceed $500 per trip (U.S. or Canada) or $800 per trip (other international travel).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION FORMAT: Applications for these awards will be accepted ONLY via NuRamp (https://nuramp.nebraska.edu). If you are a first-time user of NuRamp, you can log-in using your My.UNL username and password. To start your application, after login, click “[add new]” next to the “Internal Competitions” link. Select “ARD Travel Fund FY2020.” In the “Route Setup” screen, if multiple options exist for your department, select the internal competitions route that includes Tala Awada in IANR (not the CASNR internal competitions route).

The NUramp application requires the information listed below. If this information is not included, applications will not be reviewed. A decision is usually made within 2 to 3weeks after receiving the application. 

• Name, title, department/unit, address
• Meeting/conference name
• Meeting sponsor, meeting location and dates, and membership status
• Previous use of travel funds
• Presentation review status
• Presentation method

  •  The “poster” format may not yet appear on the form. If you are presenting by poster, select “Other.”

• Presentation publication method
• Travel and registration budget details
• Title of presentation and authors

  • Use a single asterisk (*) to indicate the presenter.
  •  Use double asterisks (**) to indicate undergraduate and/or graduate students.

• Substance of presentation in terms understandable by trained scientists that may not be in your discipline.
• Benefits of presentation to teaching, extension and/or future grant/contract/collaboration opportunities.
• One of the following:

  • Copy of acceptance of submission of presentation from organization.
  • Copy of the invitation letter to give a presentation from the organization.
  • Copy of the agenda listing your presentation that includes your name and time of presentation.
Associated Files

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