Travel Grants for Using Mass Transit

The WPSA Mass Transit Travel Grant Program was created to promote and encourage low-carbon forms of travel to the WPSA's annual conference. Flying to and from academic conferences increases the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.  Bus and train travel causes significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions. The reimbursement is designed to help lower the association’s climate impact and to encourage more climate-friendly travel.

If you are coming from Orange County or further north to attend the 2026 conference in San Diego, we encourage you to take the train. It is a beautiful ride along the oceanfront. Plus, the San Diego train station is just a few-minute walk from the conference hotel.

Funding Amount

Reimbursement is available up to $250. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31

Criteria

The WPSA Mass Transit Travel Grant is available to participants who use mass transit to attend the association's annual conference. Individual travelers can be reimbursed up to $250 if they travel a minimum of 30 miles by bus or train.

Receiving Funds

After the conference, award recipients need to submit their receipts to the WPSA Executive Director ([email protected]) to receive the awarded funds, along with documentation of their conference participation.

Apply for a Mass Transit Travel Grant