Requirements

Applicants must:

• Be the first author and presenting a paper or poster at the AGU Meeting,
• Be an AGU student member, 
• Be an enrolled high school student, two- or four-year undergraduate student, or graduate student at an accredited academic institution at the time of the AGU Meeting,
• Show financial ability to attend the AGU Meeting in addition to Travel Grant funds, and 
• Have successfully submitted an abstract prior to filling out your travel grant application. You must include your abstract reference number on the application.

Primary Evaluation
Applicants are initially reviewed based on the following criteria:

• Demographic backgrounds underrepresented in Earth and space science
• Demonstrated financial need
• Applicants who have never studied outside of their home country
• Applicants in the final year of their degree program

Secondary Evaluation
Applicants who move through the first round of selection are then reviewed on the following criteria:

• The strong scientific merit in your abstract (Evaluated by application reviewers from your section.)
• How receiving a travel grant would reduce barriers to your participation
• The unique perspective you bring to the broader AGU community
• Your plan to engage with the AGU community and fellow AGU student members
• How participating in the AGU Meeting with benefit your personal and professional goals
• Applicant's resume/CV

Recipients Attending AGU23 In-person

A grant in the amount of $1,000 USD will be disbursed to reimburse costs associated with attending the AGU Meeting. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, meeting registration, housing accommodations, travel expenses, visa fees, poster printing fees, personal expenses, etc. If a recipient’s AGU Meeting related costs total less than $1,000 USD, the remaining funds must be used towards educational expenses (tuition, fees, housing, transportation, loans, etc.). In-person attendees will be required to participate in a number of AGU Meeting program offerings and must submit both a brief written report and an expense budget after the conclusion of the AGU Meeting.

In-person attendees must provide documentation by October 2023 confirming that the US is authorizing travel from their home country and that COVID-19 travel regulations allow them to attend the meeting.

Recipients Attending AGU23 Virtually

A grant in the amount of $500 USD will be disbursed to reimburse costs associated with attending the AGU Meeting virtually. Eligible expenses include purchasing or renting technology (WiFi hotspot, laptop, laptop accessories, computer software), transportation to access technology, housing to access technology, dependent care, unpaid leave/lost wages, etc. Upon participation in a required number of AGU Meeting program offerings, plus the submission of a brief written report and expense budget, an additional $500 USD will be disbursed to cover educational expenses (tuition, fees, housing, loans, transportation, personal expenses).