PhD Travel Funds Application
Please refer to the PhD Handbook (https://literature.ucsd.edu/grad-phd/handbook/financial-support.html#Research-&-Travel-Grants) for full details and policies regarding travel funds. Refer to the deadlines outlines below and plan your requests accordingly.
Stipend distribution schedule for travel funds
You can view the campus schedule for when a specific month's stipend entries will be paid out to students here: Receiving Your Stipend. For the remainder of the current fiscal year (through June 30th), if you want your stipend to be processed for a specific month's payout date, your complete and valid form must be submitted by the dates listed below. All 2024-2025 travel fund requests (for travel occuring 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2025) must be received by 6/10/2025 at the very latest. No requests received after 6/10/2025 will be approved. All travel occuring 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2026 will be a 2025-20206 travel fund request and will be processed no earlier than July.
Form submission deadlines for each month:
- March stipends (to pay out on 3/31/2025): 3/11/2025
- April stipends (to pay out on 4/30/2025): 4/8/2025
- May stipends (to pay out on 5/29/2025): 5/6/2025
- June stipends (to pay out on 6/30/2025): 6/10/2025