General Career Development Travel Grant Overview
The funds awarded from this program are used to support individual student travel to and from professional development activities, such as certifications, workshops, trainings, exhibitions, performances, competitions and other activities directly related to the student’s graduate program of study or professional development. Examples of eligible events for the CD Travel Grant include:
- Registration to complete required certification and/or professional exams;
- Preparation courses for professional exams (not included in ASU tuition);
- Attending a workshop or training;
- Giving a recital or performance not within the context of an academic conference;
- Delivering an invited address that is not better described as an academic conference presentation;
- Participating in a competition related to your program of study;
- Traveling to/from a study abroad opportunity (NOT tuition and fees), and/or,
- Attending any other event or activity related to your program of study.
- Traveling to or from research and research related activities.
Travel to study abroad opportunities, including Global Consulting Lab (GCL) and the Thunderbird Emerging Markets (TEM) Lab, are eligible for this grant ONLY.
There are two options for CD Travel Funding: local and out-of-state. Applicants will need to select one of these options on the application.
Reimbursable Expenses
In most cases, the Travel Grant will cover: registration fees to complete required certification and/or professional exams; fees for preparation courses for professional exams; airfare, fuel/mileage if driving your own vehicle, ground transportation (taxi, shuttle services, trains, public transportation), hotels/lodging, and meals.
The cost of meals can be calculated using the daily rate determined by ASU (per diem) for your destination. To determine this rate, visit Travel Resources
Mileage is reimbursed at 62.5 cents per mile and is calculated as the distance from your campus to your destination and back.
Applicants should begin tracking their mileage and keeping their parking receipts on the first day of their event.
The Travel Grant will NOT cover the cost of rental cars, phone calls, internet access charges, poster printing, or any expense prohibited by university policy. Expenses paid in cash are not reimbursable. Only pay with credit card or check.
The CD Grant will cover the costs associated with traveling to/from a study abroad opportunity. HOWEVER, we are unable to cover the tuition and fees of such program.
In February 2019 the ASU Study Abroad office instituted a $3 a day charge for insurance on all student travel to locations outside the United States. Students will pay out of pocket and will be reimbursed from the GPSA grant when they submit an expense report. This fee counts towards the $1650 total. When registering your trip please select ‘Self Pay’ option when prompted.
One-Way Fares: If you decide to purchase two one-way airfares instead of a round-trip fare, you will need to print a quote of a round-trip fare at the time your one-way fares were booked, in order to demonstrate to the ASU Travel Department that the round-trip fare is in fact more expensive.
GPSA will not give travel advances for any reason.