WPSA TRAVEL GRANTS

The WPSA has three different travel grants programs.


Elsa Favila Travel Award

The Elsa Favila Travel Award is open to any member who is participating in the annual conference as a paper presenter, discussant, or in another capacity that entails considerable work at the meeting. Members cannot receive the award if their only participation is as a panel chair. For more details about the award and the application process, including the criteria, visit https://wpsanet.org/award/elsa_awards.php.


Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Travel Award

The Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Travel Award is for undergraduates who are participating in the annual poster session. The award is funded by Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society. Two awards are given out each year. To find out more about this award, visit https://www.wpsanet.org/award/travel_grant.php.


Travel Grants for Using Mass Transit

The WPSA provided grants to participants who used mass transit to reach the 2025 conference in Seattle. The grant program was instituted on an experimental basis. The WPSA Executive will be considering whether to offer the grants again in 2026. Please check back here for details.