Provost Award for Travel
The Provost Award for Travel (PAT) supports the cost of travel to present, perform, or exhibit scholarly or creative works, specifically in the form of juried or invited presentations/performances.
Funding is available to full-time instructional faculty members through a competitive internal grant process.
The Provost Award for Travel will now be administered through the new InfoReady platform. Please see link below for additional information.
Proposal Submission Deadlines
Due to university restrictions, this PAT competition will require applicants to include a justification of the travel as essential and your dean must approve your application in Faculty Success before it will be considered.
For travel from October to April or March to June, please see calendar for specific deadlines.
For travel from May 2025 to October, please see calendar for specific deadlines.
General Funding Priorities
Proposal evaluation will give particular consideration to proposals that address the following:
- Contribute to UNC’s national and international exposure by involving peer-reviewed faculty presentations or performances that have already been accepted or invited
- Promote long-lasting scholarly, professional or artistic development of UNC faculty members as part of a line of published or funded research
- Contribute to UNC’s reputation through faculty involvement in national or international professional organizations through leadership roles
- Present travel goals in line with the mission of the associated college and UNC
Internal Award Budget Procedures
The Internal Award Budget Procedures provide a consistent method for handling internal awards to accommodate new university budget guidelines..
Questions about this program should be directed to orsp@unco.edu or to your FRPB College Representative or the FRPB Chairperson.