Falcon Travel Grant

Falcon Travel Grant is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-River Falls Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Supports student travel to professional conferences or events for research presentation.

Falcon Travel Grant | University of Wisconsin - River Falls The Falcon Travel Grant (FTG) competition is intended to support URSCA student travel to professional conferences or events. Funds may be used for travel expenses such as conference registration, lodging and transportation. Applications in either the individual or group categories are welcome from all UWRF colleges and disciplines.

Grant applications should be student-authored, with supervision and guidance from the faculty mentor throughout the pre- and post-award process. Grants open the first day of the semester. Please see the URSCA calendar for the closing date.

2025-26 RD2 Falcon Travel Grant Application All travel must adhere to Universities of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-River Falls policies to be eligible for grant funding. For additional information about travel policies, please visit the Universities of Wisconsin travel website .

For URSCA students who are included in the conference program as presenting authors or displaying their original URSCA projects at a professional conference or event. Individual: eligible for up to $1,600 Group (i.e. A group of URSCA students working together on one project): eligible for funding with shared accommodations and travel arrangements.

For URSCA students who are included in the conference program as participating or performing at a professional conference or event as a professional development opportunity. Individual: eligible for up to $1200 Group (i.e. As group of URSCA students participating or performing as a group at the same conference or event): eligible for funding with shared accommodations and travel arrangements.

For URSCA students who are attending a conference or event as a professional development opportunity Individual: eligible for up to $600 Group (i.e. A group of URSCA students traveling together to attend the same conference or event): eligible for funding with shared accommodations and travel arrangements. Award fund distribution is not automatic.

To access your funds, you will need to send the completed Request For Transfer Form with the supporting documents to ursca@uwrf. edu . It is expected that students traveling as a group will share lodging, transportation, etc. to reduce cost.

Individuals presenting at the same conference are also expected to share lodging, transportation, etc. to reduce cost. Undergraduates are eligible to receive funding for travel to one discipline-specific conference a year.

In addition to eligibility for travel to one discipline-specific conference or event, URSCA students are also eligible and encouraged to apply for funding to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). (Funding for UWRF students who wish to travel to NCUR is handled separately, in February, after acceptances have been announced.)

Undergraduates receiving a Falcon Travel Grant must be currently enrolled at the time of travel. Students funded through Falcon Travel Grants to present/display their URSCA projects are required to also showcase their work on the UWRF campus at the Fall Gala. As an alternative in spring semester for graduating seniors, they may present at the Universities of Wisconsin Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity.

All travel arrangements and reimbursements must adhere to Universities of Wisconsin travel policies . Note that per campus guidelines for differential tuition funds, the Falcon Travel Grant cannot be used to purchase food or beverages. Falcon Travel Grants do not cover cost of dissemination materials (i.e. poster printing).

Applications are submitted. Applications are reviewed by SURSCA . Email us to learn how to join and review grants!

Reward letters are sent out via email six to eight weeks after the application deadline. Students must accept or decline grant. If accepted, please take a look at our URSCA Forms webpage to learn about how to get reimbursed after the event has occurred.

Find sample Falcon Travel Grant proposals below - two group and one individual proposal. SURSCA has provided these strong examples to assist future grant writers. Individual Presenting (sample) - Physics Group Presenting (sample) - Psychology Group Attending (sample) - Music When traveling, it is required that system-wide travel policies are followed.

If you are traveling to a conference as a group through the URSCA Office, please complete and submit all proper forms prior to travel. Such conferences include, but are not limited to, the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Posters in the Rotunda and the UW System Symposium. The travel forms are available for any mentor to use as well for travel to discipline specific conferences.

If you received funding for travel with an URSCA grant, a TER will likely be required. Please follow the instructions on the URSCA Forms page . If you are traveling to a conference as a group through the URSCA Office, please complete and submit the forms below prior to travel.

Your grant award is not disbursed automatically. You will need to fill out the Request For Transfer Form and submit it with your supporting documents to ursca@uwrf. edu to receive reimbursement for your eligible expenses.