Faculty Travel Support Policy

Overview

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:
  - Tenured/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).

3. Process

Tenured/Tenure track and Professional faculty with more than 2 service years:

Submit application for centrally-funded Faculty Travel Grant, also allows for consideration of iSchool supplemental travel funds (T/TT faculty only).

Professional Track Faculty with less than 2 service years:

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.

5. Awards

Tenured/Tenure Track

Centrally funded FTG up to $1,400 per year (depending on available awards). Local (in Austin) and virtual conference limit is cost of conference registration. Faculty may use iSchool matching program for remaining costs up to annual limits.

iSchool supplement for FTG up to $3,000 for conference travel support. Up to $600 may be used for other expenses including professional organization membership fees, books, and reference materials.

Total combined support = up to $4,400 per year.

Professional Faculty with more than 2 service years:

Centrally funded FTG up to $1,400 per year (depending on available awards). Local (in Austin) and virtual conference limit is cost of conference registration.

Professional Faculty with less than 2 service years:

iSchool funds up to $1,400 per year

*Award period: September 1 – August 31 each year.

*Funds cannot be backdated or reserved/banked for future years. It is an annual allocation. Faculty must apply each year.