ASA graduate student members in need of financial assistance to participate at the Annual Meeting can apply for the Baxter Travel Grant, which provides reimbursement of travel costs (up to $400) and conference registration fees.
 

Eligibility

Baxter Travel Grants are only for current ASA graduate student members enrolled in a degree-granting program who are in need of financial assistance to attend the Annual Meeting. (For contingent faculty, community-based scholars, artists, individuals affiliated with non-academic community groups, unemployed or underemployed scholars, and undergraduate students seeking financial support, please apply for an ASA Solidarity Grant.)

The ASA prioritizes helping those who have limited or no support from their institutions or other sources, who incur substantial costs for travel to and from the convention, and who have not received travel reimbursement or emergency funds from the ASA in a prior year. We endeavor to support as many Baxter Travel Grant applicants as possible; depending on the number of applicants and the funds available in a given year, it may not be possible to support all who apply.

Application Instructions

The 2025 applications are now closed.

Contributing to the Baxter Travel Fund

Annette K. Baxter travel grants are funded in part by ASA members’ contributions to a designated fund supporting the grants in order to encourage and support graduate students’ participation in the annual conference. You can donate to the fund here. 

The American Studies Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered in the District of Columbia eligible to receive tax deductible donations and contributions.