Featured byUniversity of Missouri - Columbia
Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $500
Scholarship coverage
- travel expenses
Description
The Graduate School’s Professional Presentation Travel Scholarship is offered to students to help defray transportation expenses* associated with travel to professional conferences.
Benefits
Students may apply for funding up to $500 to provide financial assistance for their presentation travel. A graduate student may receive only one travel scholarship for either the Dissertation Research Travel or Professional Presentation Travel during their time at MU.
Eligibility
- Students must be enrolled in order to apply, and travel must be completed while they are graduate students at MU.
- All university-related travel that is supported fully or in part by a Graduate School travel scholarship must be registered in advance of the travel (domestic and international).
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Jun 2026
All application materials must be submitted via the MU Graduate School InfoReady Platform. Application materials include the following:
Conference name and sponsoring organization (official name, no abbreviations)
Location of conference (city, state, country)
Proposed travel dates (depart and return)
Title and author(s) of presentation or poster
Abstract of presentation or poster
Proof of presentation showing the applicant’s name.
Description of the significance of the conference to your professional development and career goals.
Budget information (including type of expense and approximate amount, and other requested or awarded funding sources and amounts)
CV or résumé (two-page limit) uploaded as a PDF
Financing
Interested in financing your studies? Find a student loan that works for you.
MPOWER Financing No cosigner. No collateral. No hidden fees. Get the funding you need to study in the U.S. or Canada - with a process that's fast, simple, and built for international students.
- Flexible loans from US$2,001 to US$100,000
- Fixed interest rates -- no inflation surprises
- No upfront fees or prepayment penalties
- Accepted at 500+ universities across the U.S. & Canada
- 100% online application -- instant conditional offer
- Free visa & career support through our Path2Success program