Conference Funding

OUR Student Conference Funding

Oberlin Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce an award of up to $300 for students attending academic conferences. To receive this award, students must complete an application which will be reviewed in a competitive process. Students of all years may apply to this fund if they are planning to attend an academic conference. Students must describe their research experience and their rationale for attending this specific conference in their application. Please email our@oberlin.edu with any questions about the application for conference funding.

To apply, please complete this Google Form application. The application is due on the 15th of each month and will be reviewed shortly after. 

Dean's Office Student Conference Funding

The Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences maintains a limited fund to support student participation in professional meetings to present research. Students who have conducted particularly noteworthy research alongside an Oberlin faculty member and who wish to travel to a professional meeting to present their work, may apply to the Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences for grants to cover travel costs, up to $500. Eligible expenses include conference registration fees, travel (Airfare, mileage, train, ground transit), and hotel costs. The remainder of expenses may come directly from the student, a faculty grant (if the terms of the grant allow), a departmental gift fund, or another source. Professional meeting attendance is an important development tool for students. If the student isn’t presenting, departmental endowed or restricted funds can be used to support their costs.

Given the high demand for support, funding is limited to students currently enrolled in the College and recent graduates who wish to present their research during the summer months immediately following graduation. Students may request Dean’s Office funding for no more than one conference from the time of their enrollment at the College through three months following their graduation. Departments seeking funding for more than two students to attend the same conference should consult with the Dean’s Office before submitting the request. The total amount of funding awarded to multiple students from one department will not exceed $1,000 per meeting.

As a condition of funding, students must complete the Student Conference Travel Application and Waiver. The waiver releases Oberlin College from liability while the student is off campus and acknowledging that the student is subject to the College’s regulations, policies, and procedures while off campus. ObieSafe policies should be followed at all times and take precedence over this document.