• Applications are limited to tenured and tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences or the Department of Economics, and that are members of a Taft-eligible unit or hold terminal advanced degrees in an area of a Taft-eligible unit.
• Faculty are eligible for up to $1,500 in domestic conference travel support each fiscal year period (calculated by fiscal year of award). 
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, from July 15 - June 15.
• Awards may cover the following
  • Transportation (including travel to and from the airport)
  • Lodging
  • Registration fee
  • M&IE per diem
• Applications are limited to prospective travel, except where travel occurs in the late summer and was not known at the end of the prior academic year.
• Graduate students and all other non-tenure track faculty (part-time, educator, research, and adjunct faculty) are not eligible for this program.

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, July 15 - June 15. Applications are not restricted to the same fiscal year, though yearly limits are determined by the fiscal year of the award. 
• Applications must be for prospective travel, except where travel occurs in the late summer and was not known at the end of the prior academic year.
• In addition to populating all electronic fields, applicants must upload a single PDF, containing a copy of conference acceptance and proof of costs, e.g., screen shots of travel and lodging costs, and registration. 
• Applications must be submitted through the portal. Email applications will not be accepted.
• Where conferences start early or occur at a great distance, arrival the day prior is expected. It is expected that conference attendees will depart on the same day the conference concludes, unless such not reasonable. 
• Per diem is calculated by multiplying the number of fundable travel days by the M&IE rate for the travel destination.

• Awards do not support conference participation in other capacities not mentioned, such as commenting, being on a discussion panel, or serving as a session chair. 
• Awards cover transportation by an economical carrier including transportation to and from the airport of departure (by livery vehicle, or Economy parking if traveling by personal vehicle, whichever is less) and destination, or by personal vehicle, where mileage reimbursement is less, including parking in the destination city, as well as lodging, conference registration fee, and M&IE per diem.
• Conference registration fees must be separate from any additional membership/ organization fees, unless unable to disaggregate.
• Travel authorization request must be submitted via Concur prior to travel. Failure to obtain travel authorization prior to travel may result in the revocation of award.
• Full disclosure of non-Taft funds received for the proposed project, both inside and outside the university, is required. The grant must not duplicate other funds granted for the same purpose, except when a deficit in the project budget is anticipated even with such non-Taft funds. For example, travel grants may supplement funds from non-Taft sources in cases where the necessary and reasonable costs exceed the established Taft limits.
• All grant funds must be expended exclusively in furtherance of the grant and all expenditures of grant funds must comply with university policies relating to financial transactions, including the Code of Conduct and, as discussed in the Code of Conduct, the ethics laws of the state of Ohio which prohibit certain private financial interests in university matters. University Rule 3361:10-17-03(D).
• Where deviations from the approved application occur, the awardee must notify the Taft Faculty Chair in writing and receive written approval for the changes. Failure to comply with this rule may result in the revocation of award.
• Travel outside a 24-hour window of the conference start or end date is not generally permitted. Travel outside this period must be authorized by the Taft Faculty Chair prior to travel.
• Per university policy, receipts and travel reimbursement request must be submitted via Concur, within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the trip.
• Publications and creative work generated with the help of Taft awards should acknowledge the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center.

• Travel outside a 24-hour window of the conference start or end date is not generally permitted. Travel outside this period must be authorized by the Taft Faculty Chair prior to travel. If travel outside this period is approved, approval should be submitted with a copy of travel costs for this period. Personal travel days should be removed from award costs.
• Travel by personal vehicle is reimbursed at the rate set by the university.
• The total expenses claimed cannot be more than authorized, nor can line items be claimed that were not authorized.
• Per university policy, receipts and travel reimbursement request must be submitted via Concur, within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the trip. Reimbursement for travel will not occur after 30 days except where funding is received only after travel has occurred.

• Applications are limited to tenured and tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences or the Department of Economics, and that are members of a Taft-eligible unit or hold terminal advanced degrees in an area of a Taft-eligible unit.
• Faculty are eligible for up to $3,500 over any two-year period (calculated by fiscal year of award).
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, from July 15 - June 15.
• Awards may cover the following:
  • Transportation (including travel to and from the airport)
  • Lodging
  • Registration fee
  • M&IE per diem
• Applications are limited to prospective travel, except where travel occurs in the late summer and was not known at the end of the prior academic year.
• Graduate students and all other non-tenure track faculty (part-time, educator, research, and adjunct faculty) are not eligible for this program.

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, July 15 - June 15. Applications are not restricted to the same fiscal year, though yearly limits are determined by the fiscal year of the award. 
• Arrival the day prior to the conference start date and departure the day following the conference is expected. Travel outside that time period, if longer, will not be funded.   
• Per diem is calculated by multiplying the number of travel days by the M&IE rate for the travel destination. 
• In addition to populating all electronic fields, applicants must upload a single PDF, containing a copy of conference acceptance and proof of costs, e.g., screen shots of travel and lodging costs, and registration. 

• Grants do not support conference participation in other capacities not mentioned, such as commenting, being on a discussion panel, or serving as a session chair. 
• Grants cover transportation to and from the airport of departure (by livery vehicle, or economy parking if traveling by personal vehicle, whichever is less) and destination, as well as lodging, conference registration fee, and M&IE per diem.
• Arrival a day prior to the conference start date and departure the day following the conference is permitted. Travel outside these parameters will not be funded. 
• Travel authorization request must be submitted via Concur prior to travel. Failure to obtain travel authorization prior to travel may result in the revocation of award.
• Conference registration fees must be separate from any additional membership/ organization fees, unless unable to disaggregate.
• Full disclosure of non-Taft funds received for the proposed project, both inside and outside the university, is required. The grant must not duplicate other funds granted for the same purpose, except when a deficit in the project budget is anticipated even with such non-Taft funds. For example, travel grants may supplement funds from non-Taft sources in cases where the necessary and reasonable costs exceed the established Taft limits.
• All grant funds must be expended exclusively in furtherance of the grant and all expenditures of grant funds must comply with university policies relating to financial transactions, including the Code of Conduct and, as discussed in the Code of Conduct, the ethics laws of the state of Ohio which prohibit certain private financial interests in university matters. University Rule 3361:10-17-03(D).
• Where deviations from the approved application occur, the grantee must notify the Taft Faculty Chair in writing and receive written approval for the changes. Failure to comply with this rule may result in the revocation of award.
• Publications and creative work generated with the help of Taft grants should acknowledge the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center.
• Per university policy, receipts and travel reimbursement request must be submitted via Concur, within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the trip.

• Travel outside a 24-hour window of the conference start or end date is not generally permitted. Travel outside this period must be authorized by the Taft Faculty Chair prior to travel. If travel outside this period is approved, approval should be submitted with a copy of travel costs for this period. Personal travel days should be removed from award costs.
• The total expenses claimed must not exceed the amount authorized and no unauthorized line items may be claimed.
• Per university policy, receipts and travel reimbursement request must be submitted via Concur, within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the trip. Reimbursement for travel will not occur after 30 days except where funding is received only after travel has occurred.

• Faculty are eligible for up to $4,000 over any two-year period (calculated by fiscal year of award).
• Applications are limited to tenured and tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences or the Department of Economics, and that are members of a Taft-eligible unit or hold terminal advanced degrees in an area of a Taft-eligible unit.
• Awards may cover the following:
  • Transportation (including travel to and from the airport)
  • Lodging
  • Direct research costs, e.g., material access or purchase,
  • M&IE per diem
• Applications are limited to prospective travel.
• Graduate students and all other non-tenure track faculty (part-time, educator, research, and adjunct faculty) are not eligible for this program.

Applications must include the following:

• A project statement (10,000 character - approximately 1,500 words - maximum) indicating the project:
  • Theoretical framework
  • Methods and sources
  • Preliminary / expected results
  • Context on why the proposed travel is necessary for research, not merely desired
  • The significance of the project to your discipline
  • The significance of the project to your overarching research trajectory


• Budget showing costs (and proof thereof) Taft is being asked to fund. 


• Abbreviated (two-page) curriculum vitae.

• A travel authorization request must be submitted and approved prior to travel; and
• Incomplete applications or those that do not follow the application requirements will be denied, and applicants will be asked to reapply at a later deadline; and
• Applicants may not bypass any component of the system, asking the committee to instead view an uploaded document. The only acceptable uploaded document is a single PDF, containing the applicant's abbreviated CV; and proof of costs; and
• The application portal closes at 5 PM on the day of published deadlines.

Applications will be assessed based upon the following criteria and priorities:

• The quality or promise of quality of the applicant's work as a scholar or creative writer and teacher.
• The significance of the contribution that the proposed project will make to thought and knowledge in the field of the project.
• The conceptualization, definition, organization, and description of the proposed project.
• The current state of the research, the proposed schedule, and the timeliness of the grant in ensuring the completion of the project.
• The likelihood that the applicant will complete the project.
• Evidence of productivity from previous Taft grants.
• Among the various project types, the committee assigns the highest priority to applications for a specific research project.
• The committee assigns a lower priority to applicants who have not sought funding outside of Taft for their projects or travel expenses.
• The committee assigns a lower priority to applications from prior grantees.
• The committee assigns a higher priority to applications from junior faculty.
• Emeriti may apply but will be given lower priority.

• Travel for Research awards only fund transportation, direct research costs, lodging and M&IE per diem.
• Full disclosure of non-Taft funds received for the proposed project, from both within and outside of the university, is required. Taft grant must not duplicate other funds granted for the same purposes, except when a deficit in the project budget is anticipated even with such non-Taft funds.
• All grant funds must be expended exclusively in furtherance of the grant and all expenditures of grant funds must comply with university policies relating to financial transactions, including the Code of Conduct and, as discussed in the Code of Conduct, the ethics laws of the state of Ohio which prohibit certain private financial interests in university matters. University Rule 3361:10-17-03 (D).
• Where deviations from the approved application occur, the grantee must notify the Taft Faculty Chair in writing and receive written approval for the changes. Failure to comply with this rule may result in the revocation of award.
• Publications and creative work generated with the help of Taft awards should acknowledge the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center.
• Travel authorization request must be submitted via Concur prior to travel. Failure to obtain travel authorization prior to travel may result in the revocation of award.
• Per university policy, receipts and travel reimbursement request must be submitted via Concur, within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the trip.
• See the Reimbursement Procedures for additional information.

• Travel for Research grants only fund transportation, direct research costs, lodging, and M&IE per diem.
• As you will be required to present receipts to obtain reimbursement, please be sure to retain itemized, original receipts, except for per diem. 
• Travel authorization request must be submitted via Concur prior to travel. Failure to obtain travel authorization prior to travel may result in the revocation of award.
• Per university policy, receipts and travel reimbursement request must be submitted via Concur, within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the trip.
• The total expenses claimed must not exceed the amount authorized and no unauthorized line items may be claimed.