Dissemination Grants are designed to defray costs of attending a virtual or in-person conference. The use of funds requires the dissemination of the applicant's original research or creative effort.

FUND
A faculty member must actively participate in the meeting by presenting their original work, chairing a panel, serving as an officer of a professional association, or contributing as a stated participant in a formal discussion to receive funding. Speaking or delivering a paper as a lecturer or visitor at another university does not qualify for use of these funds, unless the event is a meeting that includes faculty from other universities.

Two awards are available per faculty member per fiscal year: $600 for travel within the United States ($800 for international travel), for the first event; and $250 for the second event. One event per grant application will be supported.

ELIGIBILITY
All tenured and tenure-track faculty members, visiting professors, and affiliates are eligible.

*Applications must be received 7 - 10 business days prior to your first day of travel.

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APPLY
Submit your request online through MyApps. Applications must be received 7 - 10 business days prior to your first day of travel. Please allow 5 - 7 business days for CSCE to review after your Unit Head approves your request.

*Note: Incorrect unit head emails are a common hang-up in the review process. Copy and paste your unit head's email from the GVSU People Finder to reduce typos. 

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BUDGET INFORMATION
Dissemination funds are distributed by CSCE through departmental transfers. Grantees incur expenses on a GVSU P-card, or reimbursed from your department through Workday. Work with your department's administrator/support staff person to submit a Department Journal Entry Request in Workday to have your grant funds returned to the department. CSCE will reimburse department funds when all grant criteria are met.

GVSU Travelers should consult travel guidance available on the Business and Finance website.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Grantees must submit a final report of up to one page long outlining the outcomes of the grant. Reimbursements will not be processed to the department without the accompanying report. Again, to submit your final report on your grant application in MyApps.

The report should outline any significant contacts made at the meeting, new insights gained, or associations developed that may advance the faculty member’s research and creative activities or lead to leadership positions in appropriate organizations, etc. Those faculty members not submitting a report within 30 days of returning from the travel will be ineligible for future grants until this requirement has been met.

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