ASA graduate student members in need of financial assistance to participate at the Annual Meeting can apply for the Baxter Travel Grant, which provides reimbursement of travel costs (up to $400) and conference registration fees.
Eligibility
Baxter Travel Grants are only for current ASA graduate student members enrolled in a degree-granting program who are in need of financial assistance to attend the Annual Meeting. (For contingent faculty, community-based scholars, artists, individuals affiliated with non-academic community groups, unemployed or underemployed scholars, and undergraduate students seeking financial support, please apply for an ASA Solidarity Grant.)
The ASA prioritizes helping those who have limited or no support from their institutions or other sources, who incur substantial costs for travel to and from the convention, and who have not received travel reimbursement or emergency funds from the ASA in a prior year. We endeavor to support as many Baxter Travel Grant applicants as possible; depending on the number of applicants and the funds available in a given year, it may not be possible to support all who apply.
Application Instructions
Fill out this form and upload a PDF packet with the following:
- Letter of Application,
- A statement signed by applicant's chair confirming that the applicant is enrolled in a graduate program at the signer's institution,
Each letter of application should include a brief statement by the student describing the amount of their request (up to $400) and what university sources of funding, if any, are available; should stipulate that the applicant has no external support for travel to the convention from these or other funds; and should also state the applicant’s paper and session title, as it will appear on the program.
Application materials must be submitted by 11:59pm (PT) on April 15, 2025.
Contributing to the Baxter Travel Fund
Annette K. Baxter Student Convention Travel Grants are funded through a program of voluntary contributions. The ASA is committed to a very active solicitation of members’ contributions by a fund-raising campaign designed to underscore the importance of subsidizing and encouraging graduate student participation. Members can do this now by checking a space on the conference registration form or on the dues remittance form to indicate that members have added to their registration or dues payments a tax-deductible contribution to the fund.
The American Studies Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered in the District of Columbia eligible to receive tax deductible donations and contributions.