The department budget includes a modest fund to assist graduate students who need support for transporation expenses, e.g., travel to conferences at which they will be giving papers. The money is available to students under the following conditions:

1. each student may apply for funding only once each year

2. Completed and approved Permission Request forms must be turned in to the Graduate Office before the trip

3. no student will receive more than $200 (this amount was increased from $100 as of September 10, 2008)
   

4. after the trip, students must submit both a Transaction Request Form showing the appropriate account number, and original receipts in order to be reimbursed

Students who wish to apply for departmental funds can obtain a Transaction Request Form from the Business Dept. website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/fas/finance/bhbas/forms.html

Permission Request Forms may either be obtained from the Graduate Office, or downloaded from this page:

Departmental Form: Web Page  (.pdf)

Library Research Funds

Another travel fund is available for travel to libraries and archives for research.

SAS Travel Grants Fund

The travel grants awarded by the Graduate Dean cover up to $300 in expenses. Funds may be used to cover any eligible travel expenses consistent with University policy.

http://www.english.upenn.edu/Grad/travel2.php

Your dissertation advisor or, for pre-dissertation students, some other sponsoring faculty member, must sign the application form. Applications should be submitted to the Grauate Chair at least one month before the proposed travel. Approval will be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis until the funds have been exhausted.

GAPSA Research Student Travel Fund

If you can not secure funding elsewhere, GAPSA may help. You need to apply at least 3 weeks before the event.
They offer up to $300 for presenting at a conference from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) at Penn: see

http://www.gapsa.upenn.edu/engage/funding/travel-grant-for-professional-students

Check out their website for deadline information.