Travel Stipends
Travel Stipends provide reimbursement to students for costs associated with presenting at a professional academic conference
These stipends can be used towards travel expenses incured to present at eligible events.
The Office of Undergraduate Research will only reimburse expenses incurred by the student traveler. We do not reimburse faculty, staff, graduate students, parents, friends, etc. who pay for any part of the student's travel expenses (i.e., registration, airfare, hotel, etc.).
Please contact our Business Manager, Tori Clement at tgreen4@lsu.edu with any questions about Travel Stipends.
You must have your research or creative project accepted for presentation at a professional academic event, such as a conference or symposium.
Eligible event types:
- professional, academic conferences related to your discipline at which faculty and professionals are presenting
- professional exhibitions or similar events in the arts
- Out of state student-only conferences are not eligible for travel funding, with the exception of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
- Acceptable in-state student-only conferences: University of Lafayette's Undergraduate Research Conference or LSU-Shreveport's Student Scholars Forum
Student Requirements:
- Must apply at least two weeks before the first day of travel.
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Be enrolled in the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Program with the following activities completed:
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You must apply for a stipend at least two weeks before the first day of travel.
| Application Components: |
| Most recent transcript (2.5 min GPA) |
| Budget estimate (use this document: Travel Budget Template-example. Anyone with accessibility issues for this document should contact Tori Clement tgreen4@lsu.edu). |
| Abstract |
| Proof of acceptance to present at conference |
| Letter of recommendation from faculty mentor - email to lsuour@lsu.edu |
Approved students will schedule a meeting with LSU OUR to complete the Travel Stipend Agreement Form and the university's pre-travel form (aka Spend Authorization). These forms must be completed before your first day of travel.
Within 4 days of returning from the trip, you must attend a second meeting with LSU OUR to submit the post-travel reimbursement form (aka Expense Report).
Reimbursement forms will not be approved until you have completed the Travel Survey form.
Whether on a poster or a PowerPoint presentation, students should acknowledge all funding sources for the project and travel.
1. Primary Support: For travel fully-funded by the Office of Undergraduate Research
- "Travel funding provided by an Undergraduate Research Travel Stipend from the Office of Undergraduate Research at Louisiana State University."
2. Partial Support: For travel partially funded by LSU OUR
- "Travel funding provided in part by an Undergraduate Research Travel Stipend from the Office of Undergraduate Research at Louisiana State University."
For posters and presentation slides, please include the our logo. You may use either the horizontal or vertical version.
Rorisang Kgoadi at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Conference in Washington, D.C.