The Association for Business Communication is pleased to announce the availability of several $400 Student Travel Grants to support graduate and undergraduate students who will deliver a presentation at it's 2024 Annual International Conference. The travel grant is contingent on attending and participating onsite at the conference. The grants will be recognized during the conference’s Awards Luncheon. Award funding will be issued after the conference closes.
Eligible applicants must be new or current ABC members who are enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at the time of the conference. Grants will be awarded based on both merit and need, with preference given to first-time attendees. To qualify for a discounted ABC Student Membership or a Student Travel Grant, an individual may not be employed in a full-time professional position.
To register for the conference with the student rate, your ABC student membership must be newly obtained or current.
To be considered for a grant, please complete this application by May 31, 2024.
Where are you in your current schooling (e.g., freshman, sophomore, PhD coursework, ABD). Please describe so we can get a better sense of how this grant will help you in your education.
Have you applied for, have you received, or do you anticipate receiving financial assistance from any other sources to support your attendance at this conference? If so, please describe the type and amount of the financial assistance. If not, please describe the other attempts you have made to secure funding. In addition, please describe how you will finance your trip to the conference if you were not to receive this travel grant.
In the space below, please briefly explain why attending the ABC Annual International Conference and joining the ABC community are important to your development as a teacher and/or scholar of business communication. How do you plan to take advantage of this opportunity? What can you contribute to the ABC community?
If you selected Other, please describe how you initially heard about ABC.Comment, if needed, otherwise leave blank
If you answered "yes" to the above question, describe your research involvement.
If you selected Other, please describe the role you have played in preparing for the presentation.
In the space below, please submit the title of the presentation you submitted for this year’s conference.
In the space below, please submit your presentation abstract that you submitted for this year’s conference.
We hope you will consider becoming a long-term member of ABC. What are your plans for staying involved with ABC after you graduate? How can ABC best help you in your education and career?
