*Applicants should not register for the Annual Meeting until funding decisions have been made. Registering prior to travel award announcements will disqualify awardees.
Application Dates
Application opens: April 8
Deadline to submit: April 28
About the Annual Meeting Travel Fund (AMTF)
The Annual Meeting Travel Fund (AMTF) is designed to help offset some of the costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting for sociologists who would otherwise find it difficult to attend, including those in contingent positions or who are working in under-resourced institutions, those who incur additional costs when traveling due to a disability, and international scholars who face prohibitive costs for attending the meeting. Awards may go to sociologists within the United States as well as international scholars.
Up to 25 awards are given, consisting of $500, plus a waiver of registration fees. These awards are granted as a form of reimbursment on-site or after the Annual Meeting and are not dispersed in advancement of attendance.
- Applicants must be ASA members
- Applicants must be participating in the Annual Meeting, as reflected by a listing in the program. Award dispersement is contingent on attendance.
- Applicants must not be registered for the Annual Meeting. Registration before your award decision is announced will result in forfeit.
- Applicants must not be students. Students are encouraged to apply for a Student Forum Travel Award.
Applications will be reviewed by the AMTF Selection Committee, which is appointed by the ASA Council.
Timeline
- April: Application available until April 28 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
- May: Selection Committee reviews applications. Decisions announced before May 31. Applicants not selected to receive the award are encouraged to register before the Early Bird Deadline.
- June: Awardees are provided instruction for complimentary registration.
- August: Awards dispersed after awardee attendance to Annual Meeting is confirmed.
