Funding for Conference/Event Attendance and Travel

Mohr Career Services offers stipends to offset costs related to travel and lodging for in-person events, as well as both in-person and virtual registration fees. For any questions, please contact Jessica Best at bestje@uoregon.edu.

Thanks to generous donors, Mohr Career Services provides support for Lundquist undergraduate and graduate students to attend industry-based conferences and competitions to facilitate more and better career opportunities.

Funding is prioritized for conferences and events in the United States. Funding requests for international destinations will be considered, but must have a direct connection to increasing employment outcomes.

These funds are not available to support program-sponsored group travel (for example: MBA experiential trips).

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to receive these funds, students must:

  • Be declared business administration, accounting or pre-business majors or Eugene-based graduate students in MBA, MAcc, MSF, or MSM degree programs.
  • Have not yet met their degree requirements by the start of the event and must be in good academic standing.
  • Have not yet received a stipend from this fund in this academic year (July 1 – June 30).
  • Disclose any other sources of funding they’re receiving.  This includes things like having the conference fee waived or receiving funds from a club, but you don’t have to include any support you’re getting from friends or family.
  • Agree to allow us to check financial need status. Priority will be given to students with financial need in the award process.
  • Submit proof of participation and a short reflection on what they learned from the opportunity.

Students who are participating in trips sponsored by Lundquist clubs, can’t afford the trip fee, and who meet the criteria above are encouraged to apply for these funds for that purpose.

As with all scholarships, these funds may impact your existing financial aid award. If this is a concern, you should consult an advisor in the UO Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

Application

This application takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. You will be asked to provide:

  • Name and date of event and website link
  • Location and duration of event
  • Registration cost for the event
  • Funding you’re receiving from other sources
  • Statement of your career goals and an explanation of how the event will help you achieve these goals

Please do not begin this application until you have all of these elements available.

Financial Need

Priority will be given to students with documented financial need. Please be sure that you have filled out the appropriate form below.

Deadline

Applications should be submitted 6 weeks prior to the conference or other scheduled event. Funding will not be provided retroactively for events that have already occurred prior to the application being submitted.

Applications will be reviewed, and a funding decision made within ten business days of the application submission date.

Email Jessica Best bestje@uoregon.edu with any questions.

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