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The University provides limited travel support funds to help our faculty promote and share their research/knowledge at conferences and professional meetings. Eligibility is limited to tenured/tenure-track faculty and professional-track faculty with more than 2 years of benefits-eligible service. The School of Information supplements this program with internal funding and all full time faculty tracks are eligible.
1. Funding Mechanisms
UT-Austin centrally funded Faculty Travel Grant Program.
Eligibility:
Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Professional Track Faculty with more than 2 years of UT Austin benefits-eligible service.
iSchool supplemental funding for Faculty Travel
Eligibility:
all full time iSchool facultyTenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Professional Track Faculty with less than 2 years of UT Austin benefits-eligible service.
2. Purpose
Available funds are intended to support presentation of the applicant’s original research or creative effort. The research must be presented at a recognized/organized conference or professional meeting. Centrally-funded travel funds must be used first if applicable. Funds can be used for registration fees, airfare, transportation, lodging, and meals. Disallowed: just conference attendance, presenting a seminar, workshop, colloquium or lecture that is not affiliated with a conference or professional society. No entertainment costs (business meeting meals, etc).
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You are automatically eligible in your first 2 years of service for iSchool supplemental travel support.
4. Review
Approval is contingent upon available funding. Applications for centrally funded FTG provide automatic access to iSchool supplemental funds.
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