The Department provides some funding to students who are presenting papers or posters at national and international conferences. Funding amounts will be announced at the beginning of each academic year through the Department's graduate student email listserv.
Travel funding is distributed in the form of reimbursements through the university's travel system, Concur (to access your Concur account, view this guide).
New and current grads: Please visit the Department's Canvas site (Org: Classics Grads) for step-by-step instructions for reimbursement, forms, and related materials and resources.
Eligibility for Departmental Travel Funding
To qualify for departmental travel funding to present a paper or poster, there are three stipulations:
- The conference must be a major national-level one, such as the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Society for Classical Studies (SCS), or the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS), or an international conference. Graduate student-run conferences at other universities are not eligible for any departmental funding. Special topic conferences, especially those with peer-reviewed submission of abstracts, will be considered.
- You must be the principal author or presenter if the paper or poster is jointly authored.
- Students must demonstrate that they have applied for the Council of Graduate Students' Presentation Grant (COGS) for additional funds. The Departmental travel allotment is not contingent upon success in these applications; rather it is contingent upon you making the effort to apply to the outside sources.
The Department will only reimburse travel expenses approved by the University. Check the university's Travel Reference Guide. In order to be reimbursed for your travel, you must have an approved travel request in Concur prior to your travel.
Additional Funding Opportunities
Please note: The three following funding opportunities are awarded to the traveller through Concur. If the traveller has already received the annual departmental allotment, but has been awarded funds from another source, the process for reimbursement remains the same.
COUNCIL OF GRADUATE STUDENTS' PRESENTATION GRANT: The Congress of Graduate Students understands the importance of attending conferences, presenting research, and representing Florida State University to the national and international academic community. The COGS Grant Program was created to support students in these endeavors. Funds are made available on a first come, first serve basis, with limited funds available in each funding period.
ERMINE M. OWENBY, JR., FUND TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE: This fund provides support for women enrolled in any of the graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to present papers at professional meetings or conferences. Virtual conferences are also eligible for funding.
NANCY ISIDORO SHARKUS MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT: This fund provides support for women enrolled in any of the science area graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to present papers at professional meetings or conferences. Virtual conferences are also eligible for funding.
FS4U: for a full list of current scholarship and grant opportunities, visit fsu.academicworks.com.
For more information on current travel funding opportunities and applications, visit the College of Arts & Sciences' scholarship page.