Student Member Research Travel Grant

*Application and forms below*

Student Member Research Travel Grant Information

Purpose

This travel grant helps offset travel costs to current Alpha Kappa Delta student members to present a paper or poster at a regional sociology meeting. Sociological regional meetings Alpha Kappa Delta currently funds include the following:

  • Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology
  • Eastern Sociological Society
  • Mid-South Sociological Association
  • Midwest Sociological Society
  • North Central Sociological Association
  • Pacific Sociological Association
  • Southern Sociological Society
  • Southwestern Social Science Association

Alpha Kappa Delta does not fund those traveling to the annual American Sociological Association (ASA) meetings. Please visit ASA’s website at www.asanet.org for information on their student funding travel program.

Amount Eligible for Funding

Upon approval of the application, Alpha Kappa Delta may fund up to $600 per student, but no more than $1,800 per chapter per academic year.

Please note: Funding is first come, first served. The amount requested may not be what you are approved for as the amount available is prorated based on the number of eligible requests received in our office. There will be no prepayment of funds.

Eligibility

  • One application per chapter: Please combine all student travel requests into a single application, even if students are attending different regional sociology meetings. Submissions from individual students will not be accepted.
  • Eligible students: Funding is available to current undergraduate and graduate Alpha Kappa Delta student members only.
    • For funding purposes, AKD will accept multiple membership orders from a chapter during the same semester.
    • Membership applications must be received by the AKD Executive Office before the applicable funding deadline.
  • Presentation requirement: Students must be presenting a paper or poster at the regional sociology meeting to receive funding.
    • At the time of application, you only need to provide each student’s abstract that has been or will be submitted to the regional society for consideration. The presentation does not need to have received final acceptance by the application deadline.
  • Required forms: Each funded student must complete a Travel Release Form and the chapter must complete the required Chapter Certification Form.
  • Chapter eligibility: Chapters must be active and in good standing with the AKD Executive Office to receive funding.
  • Application accuracy and reasonableness: Applications must include reasonable and accurate estimates of anticipated expenses. Funding decisions and award amounts are based on the reasonableness, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided in the application.

Submission

Complete the Student Member Research Travel Grant Application (Google Form).

The following forms must be submitted along with your application:

Deadlines

Fall: September 25, 2026 | Winter: January 31, 2027 | Spring: February 28, 2027

*Deadlines are the dates in which applications are reviewed. Spring travel applications may be sent in at the fall and winter deadline. Requests are, however, reviewed in the order received and are on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Remember that funds are limited. Alpha Kappa Delta holds the right to fund less than the amount requested.