George Mason University

The College recognizes the value of participation at international conferences for faculty and programs.  Accordingly, it is pleased to help defray a portion of the travel costs associated with such participation.

Eligibility

All CHSS tenured and tenure-track faculty may apply for a travel supplement. They must be scheduled to participate at an international conference as paper presenter, discussant, panel or session chair. Recipients of previous international travel supplements are eligible to apply but priority will go to faculty who did not receive supplemental support in the past.

Award

The maximum award travel supplement is  $500.

Application Process

Faculty intending to present an international conference paper or who plan to serve as either discussant or session chair should make that intention known to their chair or director when considering participation at an international conference. Faculty should identify the name of the conference, the location of the conference, and her/his role on the program (paper title and the name of the session/panel to which it has been assigned; name of the session/panel if serving as discussant or chair).

The chair or director forwards the request to chssres@gmu.edu with an endorsement and an indication that the department will provide partial support of at least $500 if the faculty member’s participation is approved for the conference program. Upon any reasonable verification that the faculty member will appear on the conference program (for example, copy of acceptance notice, copy of program listing, et cetera), the funds will be released to the respective unit.

Application Cycle

Because faculty learn of international conference opportunities throughout the year, the dean’s office takes requests throughout the year, pending funding.  Chairs and directors are encourage to forward the request for supplemental college support as soon as departmental support has been approved.

Other Information

Expenses must be reconciled in the fiscal year of the award. This may be a serious inconvenience to faculty whose travel dates are close to the end of the fiscal year (June 30). If that is the case, faculty who receive these awards are invited to contact Matt Zingraff (zingraff@gmu.edu) to work out the details for support.

For further information or questions please call 703-993-8721 or e-mail chssres@gmu.edu.  Please indicate “International Conference Travel – Faculty Name” on the subject line of all electronic correspondence.