Research, Funding, and Awards

  • SP21 portal now open - AAUP/OVPR Faculty Travel

    The AAUP/OVPR Faculty Travel Funding request portal is now open for events occurring Jan. 1 – June 30, 2021.  Events spanning funding periods or fiscal years will be considered part of the period or year in which the greater number of event days occur.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, all of the program's temporary special instructions regarding virtual events and in-person travel remain in effect.  For details, please visit the AAUP/OVPR Faculty Travel Funding Program Guidelines webpage.

    Traveling further in the future? 

    Trips occurring…

    Request window will open…

    July 1 – Dec. 31, 2021

    June 1, 2021

    Jan. 1 – June 30, 2022

    Nov. 1, 2021

    Please be sure to review the OVPR’s Faculty Travel Funding Program Guidelines for:

    • information about limits and how to use the awards,
    • background about how requests are considered and processed,
    • confirming required pre-approvals,
    • requesting changes or notifying of cancellations,
    • reimbursement deadlines,
    • online portal access,
    • and more!

    Requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.  Requests should be submitted at least 10 days prior to departure to ensure adequate time for processing.  Requests submitted fewer than 10 days prior to departure may not be processed, and funding requests cannot be granted once travel has commenced.  

    For more information, contact: OVPR at research@uconn.edu