Student Travel Grants

The Center for Educational Data Science and Innovation (EDSI) is committed to supporting UMD graduate students in advancing their research and training. For the 2025-26 academic year, EDSI is offering ten $1,000 travel grants to help cover the costs of presenting at a research conference.

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a current UMD graduate student.
Student is an active participant in the EDSI community by attending center events and supporting initiatives (participation rate > 80%).
Research must align with EDSI's mission of advancing educational data science.
Funds must be used for presenting at an academic conference between now and August 2026.

Additional requirements

Grantees will be required to submit a short brief (2-3 pages) summarizing the outcomes or impact of their research after the conference. They will also be encouraged to present their research at EDSI events, such as the Co-Learning Seminar Series.

Application Instructions

Applications should be submitted as PDF that includes the following information:

Applicant name, UID, department, and advisor
Research justification: a 1-page brief description of how this research contributes to the field and how it aligns with your overall research agenda.
The name, dates, and location of the conference you wish to present at.
A confirmation email of conference acceptance.
Other funding sources that you have secured or are applying for.
The paper that is accepted for presentation. If the paper is not ready, the proposal submitted to a conference is acceptable.

Timeline

Submission is on a rolling basis. A committee will review the applications. Decisions will be made by the last day of a given month for all submissions two weeks before that date. For example, if a student applies on or before October 15, they will learn about the decision before October 30. Grants will be transferred within two months after the decision.

Please submit your application with a title in the format of “Student Travel Fellowship Application_First Name Last Name” to edsi@umd.edu. If you have any questions, please email Anika Alam at azalam@umd.edu.