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 its 2024 Annual International Conference. The travel grant is contingent on attending and participating onsite at the conference. Grant recipients 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 ABC Student Membership or a Student Travel Grant, an individual may not be employed in a full-time academic or professional position.
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.
Please help us understand your financial need for this grant. For example, what other sources have you turned to or can you turn to for financing your travel to this conference?
We hope your attendance at the ABC Annual International Conference will be enriching to you. Please briefly explain why attending the conference and joining the ABC community are important to your development as a teacher and/or scholar of business communication.
We also hope that your attendance at the ABC Annual International Conference will be enriching to others in the ABC community. How might your participation in the conference benefit the other teachers and/or scholars of business communication who will be attending?
If you selected Other, please describe how you initially heard about ABC.Comment, if needed, otherwise leave blank
In the space below, please submit the title of the presentation you submitted for this year’s conference.
In the space below, please submit the abstract of the presentation you submitted for this year’s conference.
If you answered anything but "N/A" in the previous question, please provide (1) the name of your mentor and/or co-presenter, (2) the mentor's and/or co-presenter's involvement in the research and presentation preparation, and (3) your involvement in the research and presentation preparation.
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?
