International Travel Grant Application


AAS International Travel Grants, funded by the National Science Foundation, provide funding for airline travel to international science meetings. This funding is available only to individuals at US institutions, who need not be AAS members. Use this form to apply. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

AAS members: If you sign in to this website, some fields in this form will be automatically populated with information from your member profile.

Graduate students: You will need to upload a letter of recommendation from your advisor. If you don't have one yet, please ask your advisor for one, then return to this page to fill out this form.

Upcoming Deadlines

  • 1 March 2024 for travel to the International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Capetown, South Africa. Notifications will be sent no later than 20 March 2024.
  • 1 May 2024 for travel to any international conference (except for the IAU General Assembly) between 1 June 2024 and 1 November 2024.
  • 1 September 2024 for travel to any international conference held between 1 November 2024 and 1 June 2025.
Applicant Information
Institution Contact Information
Home Mailing Address
Federal Employees Only
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Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.
Meeting Information
Airline Information