Travel Funding Support
The availability of funding for graduate student travel related to conference participation and summer school program attendance is determined on a year-by-year basis, according to budgetary considerations.
The most recent policies regarding travel funding, which pertain to Academic Year 2025-26, can be found here.
Active philosophy graduate students can apply for travel funding by submitting a request through the:
TRAVEL Funding REQUEST FORM
Requests must be submitted at least 14 days prior to the start of the conference.
- Please be advised that there may be a delay in processing and responding to requests submitted prior to mid-October for conferences taking place in the upcoming fiscal year. We do not receive our budget allocation from the College until after the new fiscal year has begun, and we require time to review and update our conference funding policy accordingly.
If your conference is scheduled for September or early October, we may not be able to respond to your funding request until after the event has concluded. Save all travel receipts, as we may be able to retroactively approve your request once policy decisions have been finalized.
Conference funding is dependent on departmental budget availability and is therefore subject to change due to financial constraints.
Before any travel, you must review University policy.
The Office for Global Safety and Security (OGSS) has specific rules for travelling graduate students here: https://www.northwestern.edu/global-safety-security/travel-policies/graduate-students/index.html
All eligible graduate and professional students traveling internationally for University purposes must enroll in GeoBlue, the University’s Global Health Insurance program. They also must adhere to the following requirements:
- Register their trip with OGSS through the Northwestern Travel Registry, regardless of destination. Exceptions apply for travel to one’s home country. Proof of registry may be required for reimbursement or travel reconciliation upon return.
- Follow other relevant graduate student travel policies.
https://www.northwestern.edu/global-safety-security/health-safety/travel-health/index.html