RISC TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM

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All University of Southern Indiana students who are in good standing in an undergraduate degree program may apply for a RISC Travel Grant, regardless of whether the student applied ofr or received a RISC grant.  The exception to this is for students enrolled in distance education courses. Distance ed students may not use the RISC Travel grant funds to travel to USI to present research. The RISC Travel Grant program provides financial assistance in connection with travel to conferences, meetings, exhibits or performances where the results of their faculty-mentored project will be presented by the student author.  Assistance will be provided to help defray the costs of travel, lodging, per diem, and meeting registration per the university guidelines for such items.

 

Each Travel Grant request will be evaluated by the RISC Grant Committee and students will be notified of the outcome within a week of the date it was submitted to the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research and the RISC committee. 

 

 

 

While there are no set deadlines as to when students can apply for RISC Travel grants, all RISC Travel Grant proposals are to be turned in to the Office of Grants and Sponsored research (Wright Administration building WA104K) no later than 4 weeks before the sheduled date of the travel. to allow time for processing, review by the committee, and so the student(s) can make appropriate travel arrangements with the knowledge that funds are available.  Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as the process of moving the grant and travel arrangement through the University system is sometimes quite time consuming. 

  • The maximum amount available through the RISC Travel Grant program is $1000.00 per student per year.

 

  • Students who receive RISC Travel Grants are required to present their research at the next available RISC showcase.
  • No student will be granted more than one RISC Travel Grant until after that student has fulfilled the obligation to present at the RISC showcase with that specific research. Once the student has presented at the Showcase, they may apply for a second RISC Travel Grant to present new research at another meeting by re-applying in the normal manner. All conditions apply for each Travel Grant the student is awarded.

 

To apply, send the original and 8 copies of the all of the following information (items 1 - 5 below) to the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research (WA104K).

 

 

 

 

Applications must include the following:

  1. Completed and signed cover page (click here for that page).
  2. Typed explanation of the purpose of the travel, including a brief description of the project to be presented (maximum 200 words)
  3. Detailed budget, including costs of the trip (e.g., airfare, registration fees, per diem) and amount requested from the RISC Travel Grant Program (click here for Budget worksheet).
  4. Copy of the acceptance letter for the presentation/performance/exhibit.  If evidence of acceptance is not available by the appropriate deadline, indicate it is pending.  The proposal will be reviewed by the committee, and for successful proposals, funding will be released upon receipt of acceptance.
  5. Written (2 or 3 sentences) endorsement from your sponsoring faculty member. 
 

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL AND 8 COPIES OF THE COMPLETED AND SIGNED PROPOSAL ARE DUE TO BE TURNED INTO GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH (WA104K).

 

Incomplete applications will be returned without review.

 

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See below for information about travel regulations and authorization.

 

 

 

RISC Travel Regulations

 

 

If you are funded through the RISC Travel Grant Program you must follow all University travel guidelines (see the USI Travel Office Web Site).  Please see your faculty sponsor to help guide you through this process:

 

1.      You must complete a USI Travel Authorization Form and send it to through

  • your faculty mentor's departmental office,
  • the Dean of the faculty mentor's College,
  • the Dean of Students,
  • the Vice President for Academic Affairs,
  • and it should end up in the Travel Office for final approval.

Typically your faculty mentor's departmental administrative assisitant will know the process and can assist you with this.

 

2.      If you are traveling by air, you MUST follow the state guidelines for purchase of air tickets. Payment for meeting registration is also subject to University guidelines.

 

3.      Lodging arrangements can be made independently, but please refer to the USI Travel Office Web site for state regulations regarding limitations for per diem and lodging.

 

4.      For reimbursement, a travel expense reimbursement form should be submitted to the Travel Office with all applicable itemized receipts. 

 

 

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, see http://www.usi.edu/busoff/travel

 

It is the responsibility of the student AND faculty sponsor to be aware of all USI travel regulations.

 

 

 

last Updated August 2006