Research & Study Travel Grants

The CMRS Center for Early Global Studies offers funding in the form of travel reimbursement for UCLA graduate students to travel within the US or abroad for research or to attend an educational program or class directly related to the student’s academic training in any aspect of the period from the third to the seventeenth century CE. Please note that these funds are not intended to support enrollment in internship programs or language courses.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please apply at least two months in advance of the travel departure date and send the following materials to CMRS-CEGS at cmrs@humnet.ucla.edu:

• Letter of request describing the research work to be done or the program/class
• Budget of travel expenses and/or registration fees for which reimbursement is requested (mileage over 250 miles cannot be reimbursed).

The maximum funding is $2,500. Students may submit only one CMRS-CEGS Research & Study Travel grant request per academic year from the Center (this limit applies across all Center research funding grants, including the Ahmanson Research & Study Grant; students remain eligible for the Conference Travel Grant).

Once available funding for the fiscal year has been awarded, the application submission period will be closed.

Recipients of CMRS-CEGS Research & Study Travel Grants are expected to participate in Center activities, including attending CMRS-CEGS–sponsored events and taking part in a graduate-focused engagement event featuring presentations on their research and related professional experiences.

Please note that funding will not be available for Summer 2026.

View the list of CMRS-CEGS Research and Study Travel Grant recipients.