Music Faculty Travel Fund

Applying for funding from the College of Music Faculty Travel Fund

In order to apply for funding from the College of Music Faculty Travel Fund, faculty members must fill out a simple online application form. Applications must be submitted electronically by the deadline specified for the funding period. Please do not email your application. Instead, please fill out the online form and attach your supporting documents. The link for the online form will be distributed by Shawn Mahorney when the application is open.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Attach to your online form the following supporting documents (the only accepted file types are .pdf, .doc and/or .docx):

1.  A narrative of your project, not to exceed two (2) pages, which should include:

• Your name and the date of the application;
• A summary of the paper, performance, or other creative activity;
• The importance of this project to the development of your work;
• The scope of the audience you will reach through this project;
• Any special considerations that ought to be taken into account by the review committee.

2.  A detailed breakdown of your expected expenses/budget. Proposals lacking a budget will not be funded. Include:

• Mileage or airfare, accommodations, meals, conference fee;
• External or other internal remuneration or financial support, if any, that you expect to receive from the hosting organization or professional institution as a result of participating in the professional activity.

3.  Evidence of conference acceptance/performance invitation (copy of email/letter from institution/venue destination).

4.  Any other relevant documents you wish to include.
The Faculty Travel Peer Review Committee will, on the basis of the information provided by applicants for funding, review the applications and make recommendations to the Dean. The travel fund is designed to supplement faculty travel related to scholarly and creative projects. Ordinarily, funding will be limited to $1,000 for national travel, $1,500 for travel to Canada and Mexico, and $2,000 for international travel. Actual amount depends on budget, demand, and project merit. Statistics show that, typically for each round of application, the requests outnumber the budget by at least double. While each faculty member may expect up to a combined total of $2,000 dollars within a year, more funds may be available depending on demand and budget; funding is never guaranteed. Faculty members are greatly encouraged to also seek other funding sources to maximize the possibilities of their projects being funded. For example, MSU Special Foreign Travel Fund serves as a supplement to departmental, college funding for faculty international travel. To find out more, go to the MSU International Studies and Programs Special Foreign Travel Fund page.

There are generally three rounds of faculty travel applications during the year (with an added round, if there is any leftover budget):

• April 1 – for travel from July to October
• September 1 – for travel from September to January
• December 1 – for travel from February to June
• (February – for travel from February to June, if there is leftover budget)