L&S Honors Conference Travel Grant

Description: L&S Honors Conference Travel Grants aim to support L&S Honors students in presenting their research at, or attending, professional conferences. Funding is generously provided by donors to the L&S Honors Program. Two grants are funded by Joyce & Daniel Bromley.

  • Students presenting at a conference are eligible to receive up to $500.
  • Students attending a conference are eligible to receive up to $250.

Grants are awarded through two cycles each academic year based on the date of the conference you plan to attend. Please review the details of the current cycle below. Students may apply for the grant before or after attending the conference.

Fall 2025 Cycle

  • For conferences occurring July 1 through December 31, 2025
  • Application opens: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
  • Deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM

Please note that if your conference occurs between January 1 and June 30 of 2026, you will apply during the Spring Cycle, which will open on December 15, 2025. Consider reviewing the timeline information on the L&S Honors Conference Travel Grant webpage.

Eligibility:

  • Must be an enrolled undergraduate student for the term during which the conference takes place
  • Must be a declared student in the L&S Honors Program pursuing Honors in the Liberal Arts, Honors in the Major, or the Comprehensive Honors track
  • Must have a minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA at the time of application
  • A student can only receive this grant once

Students must be attending and/or presenting at an academic conference. Please review the L&S Honors Conference Travel Grant webpage and FAQs to learn more about eligible conferences.

Criteria for Selection:

Applications for this grant are reviewed by L&S Honors Program staff. Applications are evaluated using the following criteria:
  • Level of participation at conference (presenting or attending)
  • Strength of personal statement
  • Strength of faculty questionnaire responses
  • Academic record (including GPA)
  • Progress towards completing your Honors track(s)

Award
Varies
Organizations
L&S Honors Program
Deadline
11/30/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please select the Honors track you are currently pursuing.
  2. REQUEST REFERENCE: Please select a UW faculty member to comment on your background and the academic conference you selected. Select "Add a New Reference" below, enter their name and UW-Madison email address and save. The WiSH system will send an email to your selected UW faculty member with a link to our questionnaire. You are responsible for ensuring your faculty member completes this reference request.
  3. (LSH) Please list the title of the conference. Tip: It may be helpful to copy and paste the exact name.
  4. (LSH) Please list the name of the sponsoring organization/disciplinary body.
  5. (LSH) Please list the location of your conference. Tip: Please include the city and country.
  6. (LSH) Please list the date(s) of the conference. Tip: Please list the date(s) in the a numerical month/date/year format (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)
  7. (LSH) Please select your level of conference participation:
  8. (LSH) Please list the title of the paper/presentation/poster (if presenting).
  9. (LSH) Please upload documentation of an accepted abstract and/or a copy of the conference agenda summary/registration confirmation (as appropriate). Please upload the file as a PDF. If you have multiple documents, please merge them into a single PDF.
  10. (LSH) Please list any other sources of support/funding you have or will have to support your conference travel if any.
  11. (LSH) If you indicated that you have another source of support/funding for your experience in the previous question, please provide as much detail as possible regarding the amount(s).
  12. (LSH) Please upload a personal statement (no more than 500 words) about your anticipated experience, your goals, and how your experiences with the Honors Program may support your participation or attendance at the conference.
  13. (LSH) Please provide an estimate and description of the total costs you expect to incur for attending this conference. Please consider room, board, conference registration fees, transportation, etc. Please upload the file as a PDF.
  14. Upload a current transcript (official or unofficial is acceptable). See https://registrar.wisc.edu/transcript/ for instructions on retrieving a transcript.
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