College of Engineering Graduate Student Travel Grant

About the  travel grant:

The College of Engineering Graduate Student Travel Grant aims to enhance job prospects for graduate students. Applicants must clearly articulate in their application how the proposed travel will contribute to their career development and improve their chances of securing employment in their field.

All funding requests must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of travel.

Priority will be given to students who are presenting technical work or participating in paper competitions, as these activities help increase the visibility and impact of their research and improve job prospects.

Applicants must be enrolled at Texas Tech University during the semester in which travel occurs.

The College of Engineering provides partial funding up to the following maximum amounts:

o $500 for in-state travel

o $800 for out-of-state (U.S.) travel

o $1,000 for international travel

Students are encouraged to seek additional funding from other sources, provided there is no conflict with this grant.

A letter of support from the graduate student’s advisor is required. The advisor is also expected to cover any remaining travel expenses not covered by the grant.

Please refer to the application form for a complete list of required materials and instructions for submission.

Guideline for application and using the grant:

Please adhere to these guidelines when submitting a pre-approval travel application and an expense report for a graduate student that is receiving a grant for travel from the College of Engineering Dean's Office.

A decision will be made within 10 business days of application submission. The outcome will be communicated to the applicant, with a copy sent to the applicant’s advisor. If the application is approved, the applicant’s unit/financial manager will also be notified.

Once the unit/financial manager has received the FOP and approved grant amount from Ms. Julie Farley, the applicant must submit a travel application with Julie listed as the approver. She will confirm the funding on behalf of the Dean’s Office and then reassign the application to the appropriate department for additional funding approvals.

The final expense report must also be submitted with Julie as the approver. She will verify the Dean’s Office financial commitment and then reassign the report to the appropriate department or approver for review and approval of any additional funding.

Both the travel pre-approval and the final expense report must clearly state, in the purpose of the trip, how the trip supports the student’s job search.

For travel applications submitted prior to the trip, registration costs should not be included, as the college FOP does not cover them and only one FOP can be used at the pre-application stage. However, registration expenses may be added and charged to a different FOP during the final expense reporting stage upon completion of the trip.

To apply for the travel grant should be submitted here