Research Travel Grants
The Gateway Program awards Travel Grants of up to $1500 (depending on availability of funds) to undergraduate social sciences majors who are actively engaged in a conference. This could include presenting a paper or poster, serving in a leadership role, or participating/been invited in other meaningful ways. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Travel Grant may be used to cover expenses such as hotel costs, airfare or mileage, and registration fees for presenting at in-person conferences.
Eligibility
- Must have a declared major within the School of Social Sciences and have completed 12 credit hours in the declared major.
- Selected students must provide a well-written account of the purpose of the travel experience, a personal reflection of the impact of their experience, and a picture confirming their attendance at the event.
- Each student may receive this award a maximum of two times during their undergraduate career at Rice.
Application
- Applications should be submitted at least 30 days prior to travel.
- Click here to complete the online application.
Funding Examples
| Student Name | Major | Conference | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shriya Pendyala '26 | Social Policy Analysis | Partner in Health Engage Training Institute | Washington D.C. |
| Naomi Consiglio '25 | Sport Analytics | Women in Sports Data Symposium | Philadelphia, PA |
| Sienna Tu '25 | Cognitive Sciences | SDG Olympiad Award Event | Paris, France |
| Olivia Thom '26 | Social Policy Analysis | Reproductive Ethics Conference (Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas) | Galveston, TX |
| Maya Adhikari '25 | Political Science | Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference | Washington D.C. |
| Lou Zhou '27 | Sport Analytics | MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference |
Boston, MA |
| Katherine De Paz '25 | Cognitive Sciences, Psychological Sciences | Society for Affective Science Conference | Portland, OR |
| Lee Waldman '25 | Sociology | Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference | Charlotte, NC |
| George Wen '26 | Cognitive Sciences | Anxiety Depression Association of America (ADAA) | Las Vegas, NV |
| Victoria Zhang '26 | Psychological Sciences | National Undergraduate Research Conference at Brown University | Providence, RI |
| Gwendolyn Crain '27 | Political Science | National Conference of Undergraduate Research | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Emelia Gauch '25 | Sociology | Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting | Charlotte, NC |
| Matthew Hacke '25 | Sociology | Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting |
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| Jaquelyne Bardales '25 | Sociology, Social Policy Analysis | Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting | Charlotte, NC |
| Hannah Son '25 | Sociology | Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting | Charlotte, NC |
| Abby Antinossi '25 | Anthropology | Society of American Archaeologists | Denver, CO |
| Guangshun Chen '25 | Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences | Industry Studies Association | Cambridge, MA |
| Caitlin Reddig '26 | Psychological Sciences, Sociology | Disruptive Praxis: Transcending Boundaries & Building Bridges | Evanston, IL |
| Ithzel Rubio '25 | Sociology | Northwestern University Community for Human Rights (NUCHR) | Evanston, IL |
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