Research Travel Award

Eligibility and Requirements

1. The grant is open to currently enrolled UU master’s, doctoral as well as students pursuing professional degrees. The travel awards are not intended for advanced dissertation research.
2. Any enrolled graduate students are eligible for the award regardless of their academic discipline or nationality
3. Citizens of Latin American countries enrolled at the UU are eligible to receive awards to conduct research in their home countries provided they have no previous field research experience in that country.
4. Students conducting research involving human subjects must receive IRB approval and provide proof of this approval to CLAS for award funds to be released.
5. Award announcements will be made within 3-4 weeks of the deadline.

 All participants in university-related international travel should inform themselves fully about the travel risks involved with travel to their foreign destination(s). In particular, before making travel arrangements, travelers should review the information available on the U.S. Department of State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites for updated information regarding Travel Warnings and Travel Health Notices. Please note that recipients must request University approval for their travel and the release of award funds from CLAS at least 45 days prior to their departure date. All funds will be released by CLAS in accordance with university and other travel restrictions. 

CLAS Graduate Student Research Award Application Instructions and Checklist

Please submit an electronic version of your application by email to clas@utah.edu as a single PDF file. Please include your last name in the name of the file (for example: lastName_ResearchGrantApplication).

Your application must include (in the following order):

• Completed Application Form
• Research Statement (4-5 pages, double spaced)
• Printout of itinerary showing cost of airfare from a travel service or airline
• Research Itinerary
• Concise CV (2 pp.)
• Unofficial Transcript

In addition:

• One Letter of Recommendation should be submitted separately by your principal faculty advisor to clas@utah.edu 

Documentation of IRB approval. If you have not received this approval you may still apply and indicate your plans to receive this approval in your application however proof of IRB approval is required before travel begins and in order to receive any awarded funds.

Post Trip Requirements

• Recipients must turn in original receipts within 30 days of their return.
• Within 30 days of returning from the field, awardees must submit a brief report on their research activity and what results were obtained from the research.
• Students must participate in the CLAS Field Research Grant (FRG) Colloquium in the Spring in which they will briefly present on their field research experience.

Students must notify and recognize the CLAS  Field Research Grant in research papers, publications, conference presentations, or subsequent research award resulting from the award. This is crucial to CLAS continuing to receive funding for students in the future.