Conference Grants

Current ICGC Fellows may apply once per calendar year for a grant to support travel to a conference or workshop at which they will present a paper or serve in another formal role (panel chair, discussant, poster session presenter). 

Current ICGC Scholars are eligible for $200 per calendar year to cover costs of conferences or workshops at which they will present a paper or serve in another formal role (discussant, chair, poster session, etc.). This funding may be used to cover conference travel or registration (including virtual conference registration) in one of two ways:

  • Apply for $200 in reimbursement* for conference expenses in a calendar year.
  • Apply for $400 in reimbursement* for conference expenses to cover two calendar years. If you wish to make use of the $400 option, you may use your $200 allocation from the current and previous years (if not already used) or from the current and following calendar year. 

For questions on this process, please contact Shereen Sabet, Assistant to the Director, at [email protected]

*For reimbursement, after the conference has occurred, please turn in documentation indicating your involvement at the conference along with all receipts into the Chrome River platform located at myu.umn.edu (U Travel). Please be sure to use these guidelines with your justification for reimbursement. Essentially, you must include the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Where, Why) and How. Remember to submit  within 60 days of the expense date or trip return date. Keep in mind that the University has up to 60 days to pay out the reimbursement from the date of receipt. For those scholars employed through their departments, approval may route through your supervisor first before proceeding with the GPS/ICGC finance teams. We are happy to communicate with your supervisor if that's the case. 

For general information, view the University policy on Applying for Expense Reimbursement in Chrome River

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