Travel Scholarships

Community College/Tribal College students, undergraduate students, post baccalaureates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers are invited to apply for a SACNAS Travel Scholarship to attend the 2013 SACNAS National Conference. The award includes round-trip airfare to/from San Antonio, Texas and lodging through the conference dates.

Now more than ever, your financial support is vital to fulfilling our mission. Sponsoring travel scholarship awards enables students & postdocs to take part in the invaluable conference. Interested in sponsoring travel scholarship awards? Submit a travel scholarship sponsor commitment form.

Spring Application Period- Closed

2013 Application Period: March 4 - April 3 (Closed)

  • This application is for Community College/Tribal College students, undergraduate students, post baccalaureates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. ALL eligible applicants are encouraged to apply during this period.
  • Notifcation update: Notifications have been pushed back. Please do not contact the SACNAS office. In late June, SACNAS will contact all travel scholarship applicants via email.

NOTE: Once notified, awardees will have 2-3 weeks to register (payment required) for the SACNAS National Conference. Failure to register by the deadline stated in the notification email will result in Travel Scholarship award withdrawal. All pending and outstanding dues must be paid to SACNAS before you register for the conference.

Summer Application Period

2013 Application Period: May 20 - June 21 at 5 PM PDT (Now Open)

  • The summer application is ONLY for undergraduate summer program students whose programs are enrolled with SACNAS. 
    • If your program did not pre-enroll with SACNAS then you are not eligible to submit a summer application
  • Update: Due to the overwhelming amount of anticipated summer applications (over 2,000) SACNAS is unable to accept any more programs for the summer period. Only programs who enrolled with SACNAS by the May 16 deadline will be able to submit.

Students, make sure to review the Application Instructions, Application Resources and Frequently Asked Questions webpages before you begin your application.

Enrollment for Undergraduate Summer Research Programs: CLOSED (April 22 - May 16 at 12 PM PDT)

Summer Research Program Director Enrollment Instructions:
Before students can submit a travel scholarship Program Directors must:

  1. Complete our on-line research program enrollment form by 12:00 PM PDT on May 16 (Now Closed)
    • If you manage multiple summer programs, please submit a form for each one.
  2. Please include only the number of students who will be submitting an abstract and/or travel scholarship.
    • Important Note: No changes are allowed after submission.
  3. In the travel scholarship application, students will be required to select the summer program's name and unique ID.
    • SACNAS will provide this information to all program directors.

Summer Program Directors please review this letter from the SACNAS Office: Letter to Summer Program Directors

Summer Research Program Enrollment Eligibility

  • Summer research programs for undergraduates (ie. NSF- REU, NIH-R25) must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the summer application period:
    • Include a summer research component (late May- August) and
    • Have a formalized application & acceptance process

The summer application period is not open to students participating in a summer internship and/or taking summer courses

NOTE: Once notified, awardees will have 2 weeks to register (payment required) for the SACNAS National Conference. Failure to register by the deadline stated in the notification email will result in Travel Scholarship award withdrawal. All pending and outstanding dues must be paid to SACNAS before you register for the conference.

Travel Scholarship Award

Expenses covered by the award:

  • Lodging (room and tax only) at a conference hotel for four nights, and/or
  • Airfare or train* travel to San Antonio, Texas
    * For train fare, awardee must travel within a 200 miles radius from the conference location

NOTE: Award DOES NOT cover membership fees, registration costs, ground transportation to/from the airport/train station, baggage fees, or travel itinerary change fees. Also, the SACNAS Travel Scholarship does not fund international travel. SACNAS only grants travel from the United States and Puerto Rico.

Eligibility

In addition to the eligibility requirements listed below, all pending and outstanding dues must be paid to SACNAS before you can qualify to receive a travel scholarship. Applicants with outstanding balances will automatically be denied for an award.

Applicants must meet all three eligibility requirements:

  • Be one of the following at time of the conference :
    • Undergraduate - including Community College & Tribal College students
    • Postbaccalaureate - up to three years since degree completed
    • Graduate - including Master's and PhD programs
    • Postdoctoral Researcher - up to five years since degree completed
  • Profile : Update your SACNAS or create one if you are new to SACNAS
  • Membership : current SACNAS membership (thru conference dates) required

More Information & Support

Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page for additional support or contact program manager Brianda Alvarez with questions or for assistance in preparing a travel scholarship application at brianda@sancas.org or (toll free) 877-SACNAS-1.