Travel grants are the most winnable category on this site: they are smaller, less competitive and often decided in weeks rather than months. They are also the most commonly overlooked, because applicants search for scholarships rather than for the specific cost they need covered.
University of Melbourne
Travel scholarship for Master of Science Mathematics and Statistics students undertaking research-related travel.
University of Melbourne
Travel scholarship for Faculty of Arts students with approved Semester 1 2027 overseas exchange or study abroad who face disadvantaged circumstances.
UNSW Sydney
Travel award for final-year UNSW Medicine students undertaking an approved elective in a developing country during the 2026/2027 summer period.
The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne travel grant for confirmed graduate researchers in the Melbourne Veterinary School who need support for approved research travel.
The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts travel support for eligible graduate coursework students completing an approved regional, interstate or overseas credit-bearing internship.
The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology travel grant for confirmed graduate researchers presenting an accepted paper at a conference.
The University of Melbourne
Conference travel and registration grant for Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences coursework students invited to attend or present at a relevant conference.
The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne School of Physics travel scholarship for confirmed PhD candidates undertaking research-related travel, with preference for candidates who have not previously travelled as part of their PhD.
The University of Melbourne
Travel scholarship supporting post-confirmation PhD students in economics or econometrics at the University of Melbourne or a Russell Group university to undertake an overseas research period at the partner institution.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú is accepting rolling applications from eligible full-time faculty for support to present PUCP research at peer-reviewed international scientific conferences held outside Peru. The 2026 call remains open subject to budget availability.
University of Tasmania
UniGO Financial Support Scholarship at University of Tasmania.
No upcoming cycle has been confirmed yet. Records move here as soon as a provider announces the next round.
Most travel funding is reimbursed against receipts after the event rather than paid in advance, which means you need to be able to pay upfront. Eligible costs are usually limited to transport, accommodation and registration, with per-day caps and a requirement to use economy fares.
Travel grants have short lead times, often closing four to twelve weeks before the event, and many run several rounds a year. Retrospective applications are almost never accepted.
Apply as soon as your abstract is accepted rather than waiting for final travel plans.
Keep every receipt and boarding pass, since reimbursement usually requires original evidence.
Check the fare class and accommodation caps before booking.
Look for society and departmental funds as well as central university schemes.
Almost never. Most schemes require an application before travel and treat retrospective claims as ineligible regardless of merit. A small number of hardship funds are exceptions.
Sometimes, but it is not standard. Where visa fees are eligible it is stated in the eligible-cost list; where the list mentions only transport, accommodation and registration, assume they are not.
Editorial content last updated 27 July 2026. Opportunity records show their own verification date. How records are verified
