Eligibility Criteria
1. Applicants must be research administrators from within the Region VII geographic area (AZ • CO• ID • MT • NM • UT• WY). Applicants need not be members of NCURA in order to apply.
2. Applications and support letters must demonstrate both the potential benefit of the award and the individual/institutional need for travel assistance.
3. The application and/or the support letter(s) must demonstrate that the applicant has secured their manager or supervisor's approval to attend the meeting.
4. Should the cost of attendance exceed the amount of the award, the application and/or the support letter(s) must confirm that the awardee or the awardee’s home institution will cover the balance.
Selection of the awardees will be determined by the Region VII Award Committee, based on perceived need and potential benefit to the applicant and the applicant’s institution. Selection criteria used by the Committee include:
* Benefit of attendance
* Candidate's contribution to his/her organization, and ability to add value to organization if able to attend the meeting
* Relevant experience of the candidate
* Strength and applicability of support letter(s).
* Reasons why the applicant's institution could not support the applicant's attendance at the meeting in the absence of a travel award
Selection Criteria
Past Travel Award Recipients
2019
Annual Meeting:
John Williamson - Colorado State University-Pueblo
Regional Meeting:
Diana Ehrlich - Colorado State University
Emmalee Moore - University of Wyoming
2018
Annual Meeting:
Shannon Malone - Fort Lewis College
Regional Meeting:
Alicia Armentrout - Colorado State University
Sharon Buck - Northern Arizona State University
Kenwyn Richards - University of Idaho
2017
Annual Meeting:
Annette Foster - Colorado State University
Samantha Mayhew - Colorado State University
Regional Meeting:
Audrey Oberlin - Colorado State University
Rachel Norris - Montana State University
2016
Annual Meeting:
Regional Meeting:
2015
Annual Meeting:
Nicole Tuttle - Utah State University
Regional Meeting:
Catherine Douras - Colorado State University
2014
Annual Meeting:
Dianthony Davis - University of Colorado Denver
Spencer Thomas - Huntsman Cancer Institute
Regional Meeting:
Becky Van Zee - Montana State University