Alaska NASA EPSCoR Program invites applications for travel funding to develop collaborations with NASA that will lead to future funding. These can be through a Technical Interchange Meetings or other collaborative work meetings. International travel is not allowed
Award Amount: $2500
Application Window: Open/Rolling (first-come, first-served basis)
Submission Deadline: Minimum of one month (30 days) prior to the start of the requested travel
Submission Address: uaf-spacegrant@alaska.edu
Application
Applications must be emailed as a single PDF (1-2 pages) to uaf-spacegrant@alaska.edu using the email subject line: AK NASA EPSCoR Travel Request
- Cover Page – Travel Summary
- Applicant Name:
- Email Address and Phone Number
- Travel Summary: Travel location, dates
- Total Funding Requested; (up to $2500)
- Proposal Narrative
- Travel Purpose: Describe the purpose of the proposed travel, what NASA Research/Engineer will you be meeting with, what presentations will be given, what research will be discussed.
- NASA Relevance and ASGP Alignment: Briefly explain how your research aligns with NASA’s strategic goals and what proposal opportunity this travel will facilitate.
- Statement of Professional Benefit: Explain your specific role in the travel (e.g. oral paper presentation, pre-arranged meetings, etc.). Detail how this travel will advance your research goals.
- Itemized Travel Budget: provide a detailed breakdown table listing all anticipated costs.
- Include a 2 page bio.
Post-Travel Report Instructions
Award recipients are required to submit a Final Travel Report within 30 days of returning from travel. Completing this requirement is mandatory for the final travel reimbursement and future funding eligibility.
The report (1-2 pages) should be submitted as a PDF to uaf-spacegrant@alaska.edu using the email subject line: AK NASA EPSCoR Travel Request Final Report, and contain:
- Header Information:
- Awardee name,
- Location and date of travel
- Presentation/project title
- Summary of Activities and Accomplishments
- Describe your activities at the event (presentation given, work accomplished)
- Highlight key results
- Impact Statement
- Summarize how this travel impacted your research
- Outline any immediate next steps (e.g. proposal submission, follow-up research)
- Photos
- Provide at least 1-2 high-resolution photos of you at the conference/meeting (e.g. presenting at your poster, working with your project)
- Include descriptive photo captions and grant permission to AK NASA EPSCoR to use images for newsletters, NASA reports, and website showcases.
- Final Expense Summary
- A final table providing the actual expenses incurred.
For more information please email us at uaf-spacegrant@alaska.edu or call us at 907-474-6833