*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 CLOSED: 5:00 p.m. EST on April 27, 2026
About the Annual Meeting Travel Fund (AMTF)
The Annual Meeting Travel Fund (AMTF) is designed to help ensure that more sociologists can benefit from the professional development that the Annual Meeting provides, including sociologists in adjunct positions, sociologists working in under-resourced institutions, and international scholars who face prohibitive costs for attending the meeting. More information and eligibility requirements are below.
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 27 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
- May: Selection Committee reviews applications. Decisions announced before June 1. All applicants, regardless of funding decision, 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.