Conference Funding for Student Research

The Political Science Department is committed to promoting excellence in undergraduate research. As part of this commitment, we encourage students to apply to and attend academic conferences in order to help them develop their research and presentation skills.

This policy recognizes that faculty are not equally involved in the student research process, and as such does not limit the number of applications per faculty. Instead, we recommend a student-led process where all students can apply to be funded for research-related travel. As this pool of funding is limited, students are also encouraged to seek other sources of funding on campus.

It is thus department policy that all first-time requests for conference funding will be considered using the following guidelines:

Student must provide an application for funding that outlines the conference, their role in it, and why it is important for their research / future plans.
Student must secure a short letter of recommendation from a faculty sponsor for this application.
Student must provide a budget for the conference, including conference fees, economy airfare, lodging, ground transportation, and meals, pursuant to TCU Financial Services reimbursement guidelines.
Students with other needs (e.g., poster printing) should include these costs in their budget.
Applications are considered by the Planning Committee and recommendations are put to the full committee for approval or debate.

The department is committed to equal opportunity for all students. As such, requests from this fund cannot exceed $1500 per student for any one request, and no student will receive more than $1500 in total from this opportunity during their time at TCU.

Applications should be submitted to the Department Chair of Political Science Dr. Carrie Liu Currier at c.currier@tcu.edu

AddRan College of Liberal Arts

Department of Political Science

Conference Funding for Student Research