COTA recognizes that travel to conferences, symposia, research sites, and other creative and scholarly research opportunities are essential for the professional development of graduate students. While this award is primarily for the purposes of supporting graduate student research-related travel, at this time COTA will also consider broader research expense requests by graduate students and research travel requests by undergraduate students on a case-by-case basis, available funds permitting.
When completing the application for non-travel related applications, please utilize the space called “Other,” as well as the “Expense Notes” text box. Please also attach specific screen shots of items or possible expenditures. If your funding application is awarded you will receive an automatically generated “TA,” or travel authorization, even if you are not applying for travel funds. That is a result of this application system being built on top of a travel system.
In 2023-24, students can expect to receive the following financial support at the college level for each request: $200 for non-peer-reviewed opportunities, $300 for domestic (competitive or peer-reviewed) opportunities, and $400 for international (competitive or peer-reviewed) opportunities. There is no limit to the number of times a student may apply for funding for different trips. Please note that each academic unit in the college may have additional criteria and procedures for the awarding of additional School/Center/Institute funding. All award applications and travel authorizations must be made prior to travel, and the College of the Arts and its constituent academic units cannot provide any retroactive reimbursements.
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are my travel expenses covered?
Allowable expenses include, but are not limited to:
– Consumable research supplies and materials
– Registrations for conferences, symposia, performances, exhibitions, and other professional research gatherings (please note that opportunities where an applicant is presenting, exhibiting, or performing are given priority)
– Licensing fees for sheet music, image fees for publications, etc.
– Research travel (please note that it must be deemed essential travel and requires additional approvals prior to travel)
Unallowable expenses include, but are not limited to:
– Technological expenses like computers, tablets, phones, etc.
– Furniture
– Any other permanent physical assets
If you are unsure that your potential research expenses qualify, please email skacord@ufl.edu.
Submit COTA Graduate Student Research Award Application
Complete the COTA Graduate Student Research Award Application. You will be provided a letter informing you of the amount of support awarded from the College and, if applicable, from your academic department.
When completing the application for non-travel related applications, please utilize the space called “Other,” as well as the “Expense Notes” text box. For any required fields that do not apply, please type “N/A.” Please also feel free to attach specific screenshots of items or possible expenditures. If your funding application is awarded, you will receive an automatically generated “TA,” or travel authorization, even if you are not applying for travel funds. That is a result of this application system being built on top of a travel system and, given the nature of this academic year, we are utilizing it for a broader array of expenditure applications.
Please note that each academic unit may have additional criteria and procedures for the awarding of departmental and unit funding. All award applications and travel authorizations must be made prior to travel, and the College of the Arts and its constituent academic units cannot provide any retroactive reimbursements.
APPLICATION – STEP 1Optional: Office of Research graduate student research travel funding request
We encourage you to seek additional research travel support from the University of Florida Office of Research. This support is most commonly limited to those in the research stage – post qualifying and comprehensive exams – of a terminal degree program. Please ensure that you are eligible before completing the application for this competitive university level research support; eligibility criteria and application directions are included on the form. Award letters generated through Step 1 are necessary for the completion of the Office of Research application, which can be found here.
APPLICATION – STEP 2