Sociology Travel Grant

  • Sociology Travel Grant*
    The department will award up to $300 to offset the cost of airfare used to travel to a conference to present a sociology paper or poster.

Eligibility Criteria
The Travel Awards program assists UCLA sociology majors with travel expenses to enable them to present papers at professional conferences. Students may apply for a grant, on a rolling basis, to fund travel that will occur within the following 6 months. Awards may be used only for transportation costs to and from the conference or place of research.

-Be a currently enrolled sociology major at the time of application

Application Deadline
Rolling applications throughout the academic year.

Application Materials
1.Paragraph abstract of research or conference paper given
2.Confirmation that your paper was accepted to a conference (if applicable)
3.A brief statement of support from your faculty mentor

Application Submission
Complete the general application and then review the supplemental questions (if applicable). To learn more, please visit the UCLA Undergraduate Award Application.

Contact
Questions about this scholarship opportunity should be directed to Simbi Mahlanza mahlanza@soc.ucla.edu or Meri Ghazaryan at mghazary@soc.ucla.edu.

Award
$300.00
Deadline
Supplemental Questions
  1. Brief statement of support from your faculty mentor
  2. Please upload an abstract of the research paper or conference paper used for the conference you are attending.
  3. Please upload a confirmation which shows your paper was accepted to the conference.