The department of Human Centered Design & Engineering strives to enrich the education and professionalization of our students by supporting travel to conference, , seminars, and professional meetings/experiences.

Limited funds have typically been available to help students defray some conference registration costs and travel costs depending on the eligibility of the circumstances. See the two policies in the  below to learn more about our conference travel funding policies.

HCDE bachelor's and master's students follow a different travel policy than HCDE PhD students.

BS & MS Student Travel Policy      PhD student travel policy

Additional Funding Opportunities

In addition to the HCDE travel policies detailed at the links above, HCDE students may apply for financial support from faculty advisors, UW Graduate Student Conference Travel Awards (GSTA) and UW Undergraduate Research Program Conference Travel Awards. 

HCDE Resources

Students attending or presenting at a conference related to faculty-led research should first seek financial support from the faculty member directly.

Students should also look into support from HCDE through our conference funding support policies (links can be found in buttons above directing to BS&MS policy or PhD policy).

Other UW Funding Opportunities

Undergraduate (BS) students may also apply for financial support from UW Undergraduate Research Program Conference Travel Awards.

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) also have travel grants for qualified individuals. For more information and application procedures, please use this link: Graduate and Professional Student Senate travel grants.

Off-Campus Resources

• Industry Scholarships
  • Google
• Conferences & Organizations
  • Grace Hopper Scholarships and Complimentary Registrations
  • SHPE Leading Hispanics in STEM
  • NSBE National Society of Black Engineers
  • National Society of Black Engineers (smapply.io)
  • Apply for a SWE Registration Grant
  • 2024 Submission Guidelines - CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference
  • Registration Scholarships | Diversity In STEM Conference (sacnas.org)
• Before submitting a conference paper, students should review whether any associated costs or open access fees are required. Reach out to your faculty advisor for assistance. 
  • Interactions Magazine
  • UXPA magazine
  • ACM Crossroads
  • CSCW and IMWUT journals

Have additional links and resources to add to this list? Email Leah Pistorius at lepisto@uw.edu.