Details

LACS provides up to $500 grants to fund travel to graduate students to present at conferences during the period from September 1, 2026 through August 15, 2027. Rolling Application process until our limited funds is exhausted. 

Students should be presenting or displaying a poster at a conference focused on Latin America and/or the Caribbean. An award may only be granted once per funding cycle year (October-September) and only after the student applies for funding from their department and/or the Graduate School.

You will be asked to provide an invitation letter to the conference later in the process and before a decision is made.

Amount 

Up to $500. 

Eligibility

Award may only be granted once per academic year and only after or at the same time the graduate student applies for funding from their department and/or Graduate School.

How to Apply

Click the apply button below to access the online funding application. 

If your proposal includes travel to an elevated risk country, you will need to submit a request to ITART to travel. In the event that you receive Einaudi travel grant funds, the award will not be released until you complete the ITART application process. You are strongly encouraged to have a back-up plan for your project in the event that your ITART application is denied, or if the country to which you are traveling should become an elevated risk country subsequent to receiving your travel grant.

Questions

Contact the Program Manager (lacs@cornell.edu) if you have questions. 

Details

The Michael C. Latham Travel Award provides Cornell graduate students enrolled in a development-related field with travel support for conferences within the continental United States. These grants help cover expenses related to conference participation (travel, lodging, conference fees, etc.). Topics should be relevant to African development.

The award is named for Michael C. Latham, MD, who was professor emeritus, graduate school professor of nutritional sciences, and director of the international nutrition program at Cornell.

Eligibility

Master's and PhD students enrolled at Cornell who have been invited to present papers at professional conferences.

Amount

Awards are made on a case-by-case basis with a rolling deadline. The maximum amount awarded is $500.

How to Apply

For more information or to apply, send us an email with the particulars of the conference you wish to attend.  

Details

The Department of Asian Studies provides funding for travel and living expenses for the study, service, or research, in an Asian country.

Students receiving grants are responsible for managing all aspects of their trip including:

• Making their own travel itinerary.
• Arranging travel and accommodations.
• Managing their own budgets.

At the end of the travel recipients must provide documentation of travel and submit a 3-5-page report summarizing the language and cultural experiences. 

Eligibility

Applicants may be from any college or major; their proposed project must relate to their area of study.

Applicants should have a strong cumulative GPA, a well-articulated project, and submit an appropriate budget. 

Priority will be given to students who:

• have completed 2 years of language work in the relevant language prior to the intended travel;
• have no prior travel experience in the area of travel;
• and are Asian Studies majors or minors.

Awardees must be enrolled at Cornell in the semester following travel.

How to Apply

Applicants must also complete an application form, and provide the following:

• a 1500-word proposal about the plan of study or service or research (consisting of the title of the project, project summary, project detail, a detailed project timeline, and a detailed budget);
• a list of the current Academic Year Fall and Spring courses;
• two letters of academic recommendation, one from a language teacher (preferably of a language relevant to proposal) emailed to asianstudiesdus@cornell.edu*,
• letter of recommendation from host institution if you are doing a service project emailed to asianstudiesdus@cornell.edu*.

To apply for a travel grant, or to ask for more information, contact Erin Kotmel, undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Asian Studies. You can also find more information in the travel grant frequently asked questions.