2026 Travel Grant Application

GRANT OFFERINGS

The ASA offers two types of Travel Grants to its members who have been accepted to present at the ASA Conference: The Annette K. Baxter Grant and the Solidarity Grant. Grant requests must be filled out by the person requesting the grant.

This form is due no later than EOD on May 8.

Baxter Grants

Baxter Grants provide partial travel reimbursement (up to $400) to graduate student members of the American Studies Association who will travel to the upcoming conference in order to participate in a session in the annual meeting program. The ASA will also reimburse Baxter Grant recipients for their conference registration fee (up to $100). 

Please note that Baxter Travel Grant awards are paid after the conference.

ELIGIBILITY

Baxter Travel Grants are only for current ASA graduate student members enrolled in a degree-granting program. Graduate students who received a Baxter grant from the ASA in 2025 are ineligible to apply in 2026. 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 significant financial need, limited or no support from their institutions or other sources, and who incur substantial costs for travel to and from the convention. 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, we generally are not able to support all who apply and we prioritize those applicants whose household income and institutional resources make conference attendance most challenging.

Solidarity Grants

Solidarity Grants provide partial travel reimbursement (up to $400) to eligible ASA members who will travel to the upcoming conference in order to present as part of the annual meeting program. The ASA will also reimburse Solidarity Grant recipients for their conference registration fee (up to $100).

Please note that Solidarity Fund Travel Grant awards are paid after the conference.

ELIGIBILITY

Solidarity Grants are intended for contingent faculty, community-based scholars, artists, individuals affiliated with non-academic community groups, unemployed or underemployed scholars, and undergraduate students. Graduate students seeking financial support should apply to the Annette K. Baxter Travel Grant.

The ASA prioritizes helping those who have significant financial need, limited or no support from their institutions or other sources, and who incur substantial costs for travel to and from the convention. We endeavor to support as many Solidarity Travel Grant applicants as possible; depending on the number of applicants and the funds available in a given year, we generally are not able to support all who apply and we prioritize those applicants whose household income and institutional resources make conference attendance most challenging.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please complete the following form and submit no later than May 8, 2026.

If you do not know your Member ID, please login to your ASA account and click "My ASA" from the list on the left-hand side. Your member ID is listed as "Customer ID."

GRANT TERMS

To receive this grant, you must complete a Participation Agreement, and must participate in all sessions named in your Agreement.  Staff will verify your participation. If you cannot attend for any reason, you must notify ASA Staff by filling out the Withdrawal Form with the code from your agreement. Grants and conference registration reimbursements will be disbursed after the conference ends.

Baxter Travel Grant recipients must serve a 2-3 hour volunteer shift at the ASA conference to support the delivery of a successful conference. Sign-up for these shifts will be on a first-come, first served basis. You will be contacted with volunteer information closer to the conference should your application be approved.

If you are submitting this form on behalf of someone else, you agree that you have communicated these terms to the participant and they have confirmed their understanding of these terms.

GRANT TERMS

To receive this grant, you must complete a Participation Agreement, and must participate in all sessions named in your Agreement.  Staff will verify your participation. If you cannot attend for any reason, you must notify ASA Staff by filling out the Withdrawal Form with the code from your agreement. Grants and conference registration reimbursements will be disbursed after the conference ends.

If you are submitting this form on behalf of someone else, you agree that you have communicated these terms to the participant and they have confirmed their understanding of these terms.

Please click "Submit" to submit your application.