Arts and Humanities Domestic Travel (AHDT) awards provide partial support for travel to destinations inside the United States for faculty participating in professional meetings, giving performances, or holding exhibitions of major significance.

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Deadline: 1st Monday in March; 1st Monday in October

Arts and humanities are characterized as: “…the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life."

—National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, 1965, as amended

The maximum award an applicant can receive from the AHDT program is $1,500. It is expected that the total cost of the travel will be shared between the home unit (i.e., department, division or applicant) and the AHDT grant funds as total award amounts are limited by the availability of funds during the current fiscal year. Support is available for lowest roundtrip airfare and other additional expenses related to the travel such as local transportation costs, hotel costs, and meals. Applicants wishing to attend conferences for which acceptance decisions have not been made before the submission deadline may still apply, with the understanding that any funding awarded will be contingent upon acceptance.

AHDT funding will not be provided for travel to conferences or other venues organized and/or offered exclusively by for- profit entities. Invitations for departmental presentations at institutions alone are not sufficient for funding under the AHDT program, but they may be included as part of a valid travel request.

Funding is intended for future travel; no retroactive travel will be approved. If applicants are unable to attend the approved conference for any reason, a formal request with an updated application can be submitted to the committee for an extension of one fiscal year.

Eligibility 

1. Tenured, tenure-track, and ranked non-tenure track faculty at the level of Assistant Professor and above are eligible to apply.
2. There is a limit of one AHDT award to an individual within any 12-month period. An applicant can submit a new application for an event occurring 12 months after the previously awarded meeting, performance, or exhibition.
3. The University expects the applicant to remain a University employee for a minimum of one year following completion of an award.

Application Instructions 

The application must be submitted through the Qualtrics site by 5 pm CT on the specified deadline date. All materials must be in English; please provide a translation for any documents in a foreign language. On-time submission and adherence to the application guidelines ensures fairness for all applicants; therefore, applications that are submitted after the deadline, are incomplete, or do not meet the format requirements described below will be returned without review. In such cases, applicants will be invited to submit for the next deadline.

Format/Checklist 

1. Completed Qualtrics application
2. Updated cv or biographical sketch
3. Supporting documentation indicating submission/invitation to or acceptance in the conference

Criteria Used to Evaluate Applications 

Awards are made to individuals who are giving presentations and performances at important conferences, are participating in important exhibitions, or are involved in significant official capacities in important meetings. In the case of conferences and similar events, presentations of posters are generally accorded lower priority than papers, lectures, or readings. Therefore, for poster presentations it is particularly incumbent on the applicant to make clear the significance in their field and an opportunity for a high degree of visibility at the conference. In the case of exhibitions and performances, participation in highly visible events or venues with high professional impact for the faculty member and for MU will be given priority.

1. Nature of Participation. Is the presentation, paper, exhibit, or performance invited or refereed? If no presentation is being made, does the nature of the applicant’s participation clearly benefit their career and MU? Is there evidence of a high level of selectivity?
2. Importance to Applicant’s Career and/or Field. Is attendance at the meeting important to the applicant’s career or field? Is there evidence that the applicant’s participation will have a significant benefit for MU? How does it relate to the Missouri Compacts?
3. Scope and Significance. Is there evidence that the meeting or forum is of national importance in scope and is a major gathering in this field?
4. Budget Justification and Previous Funding. Are all sources clearly identified? Does the applicant have funding from their home unit? Has the applicant obtained previous MU funding for travel?

Faculty International Travel (FIT) awards provide partial support for travel to destinations outside the United States for faculty who are giving research presentations, exhibitions, or performances of major significance in an international context or who are contributing in important official capacities to meetings/forums of international significance.

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Deadline: 1st Monday in March; 1st Monday in October

The maximum award an applicant can receive from the FIT program is $2,000. It is expected that the total cost of the travel will be shared between the home unit (i.e., department, division or applicant) and the FIT grant funds as total award amounts are limited by the availability of funds during the current fiscal year. Support is available for lowest roundtrip airfare and other additional expenses related to the travel such as local transportation costs, hotel costs, and meals. Applicants wishing to attend conferences for which acceptance decisions have not been made before the submission deadline may still apply, with the understanding that any funding awarded will be contingent upon acceptance.

FIT funding will not be provided for travel to conferences or other venues organized and/or offered exclusively by forprofit entities. Invitations for departmental presentations at international institutions alone are not sufficient for funding under the FIT program, but they may be included as part of a valid international travel request.

Funding is intended for future travel; no retroactive travel will be approved. If applicants are unable to attend the approved conference for any reason, a formal request with an updated application can be submitted to the committee for an extension of one fiscal year.

Eligibility 

1. Tenured, tenure-track, and ranked non-tenure track faculty at the level of Assistant Professor and above are eligible to apply.
2. There is a limit of one FIT award to an individual within any 24-month period. An applicant can submit a new application for an event occurring 24 months after the previously awarded meeting, performance, or exhibition.
3. The University expects the applicant to remain a University employee for a minimum of one year following completion of an award.

Application Instructions 

The application must be submitted through the Qualtrics site by 5 pm CT on the specified deadline date. All materials must be in English; please provide a translation for any documents in a foreign language. On-time submission and adherence to the application guidelines ensures fairness for all applicants; therefore, applications that are submitted after the deadline, are incomplete, or do not meet the format requirements described below will be returned without review. In such cases, applicants will be invited to submit for the next deadline.

Format/Checklist 

1. Completed Qualtrics application
2. Updated cv or biographical sketch
3. Supporting documentation indicating submission/invitation to or acceptance in the conference

Criteria Used to Evaluate Applications 

Awards are made to individuals who are giving presentations and performances at important conferences, are participating in important exhibitions, or are involved in significant official capacities in important meetings. In the case of conferences and similar events, presentations of posters are generally accorded lower priority than papers, lectures, or readings. Therefore, for poster presentations it is particularly incumbent on the applicant to make clear the significance in their field and an opportunity for a high degree of visibility at the conference. In the case of exhibitions and performances, participation in highly visible events or venues with high professional impact for the faculty member and for MU will be given priority.

1. Nature of Participation. Is the presentation, paper, exhibit, or performance invited or refereed? If no presentation is being made, does the nature of the applicant’s participation clearly benefit their career and MU? Is there evidence of a high level of selectivity?
2. Importance to Applicant’s Career and/or Field. Is attendance at the meeting important to the applicant’s career or field? Is there evidence that the applicant’s participation will have a significant benefit for MU? How does it relate to the Missouri Compacts?
3. International Scope and Significance. Is there evidence that the meeting or forum is international in scope and isa major international gathering in this field?
4. Budget Justification and Previous Funding. Are all sources clearly identified? Does the applicant have funding from their home unit? Has the applicant obtained previous MU funding for travel?