Opportunities for Professional Development and Travel Fund

One common question we get from research faculty is how/when they can apply for professional development funds. To help answer that question, we have provided some typical conferences that RF might want to attend along with the timeline to apply for the professional development fund.

Note that this list is not exclusive, but please check these links and our list of previous awardees to see what might be covered under this funding.

Conferences and Meetings
September:
  • Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing [website] – Apply by the September deadline for PDF.
  • Grace Hopper Celebration [website]: September PDF deadline
October:
  • LISA [website]: September PDF deadline
  • Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) [website]: September PDF deadline
November:
  • SuperComputing [website]: September PDF deadline
July:
  • USENIX Annual Technical Conference [website]: April PDF deadline
August:
  • National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) [website]: April PDF deadline
Year-round opportunities
  • NSF grant writing workshops [website]
  • Technology Association of Georgia events [website]