COSP Travel Grants

Travel Grant Policies and Procedures

The Community of Scholars Program (COSP) has travel grants available for students actively participating in COSP. To continue the process of professional development for all graduate and professional students who participate in the program, up to $1,000 per student is budgeted by COSP for students to present a paper at a national or international conference or workshop. Priority will be given to first-time applications. A second award may be funded at 75% of an initial grant award. A third award may be funded at 50% of the initial award.

Application Procedure

To obtain a travel grant application, please contact Dr. Noro Andriantiana directly at 612-626-4546. Requests should be submitted a minimum of one month prior to travel.

Reimbursable/Non-reimbursable Expenses

In general, we will follow the guidelines given on the University of Minnesota Travel Services Web Site .

Meal Rates While on Overnight Trip

Per Diem amounts range from $30 - $46 depending on the city. For the current Federal Government's State Department Per Diems for each city, see this Web Site.

Maximum amounts per day include tax and tip.

If meal maximums are not reached on one day, the savings do not accrue and cannot be applied to expenses claimed on another day or for other costs such as lodgings.

Expenditures for alcoholic beverages are not reimbursable.

If a meal is prepaid as part of the cost of lodging or conference registrations, and the employee chooses to dine elsewhere, the cost is not reimbursable.

Receipts for meals are required (even if the meal is over $25) for internal audit procedures. Examples of meal receipts include charge card receipts, cash register receipts and hotel receipts with itemized meal costs.