TAGGS

** Applications for the Spring 2025 Travel period are now open. TAGGS will be awarded until the deadline or all funds have been exhausted. **

The Graduate School offers Travel Assistance Grants for Graduate Students (TAGGS) in support of Master’s and PhD graduate students who plan to travel to national or international conferences and give a presentation.

Grants are offered for two travel periods each academic year. For these travel periods, there are corresponding time intervals for submission of applications to request funding.

Consideration for the award is contingent on receipt of all of the following prior to travel or application deadline:

1. Online application (access requires authentication using Net ID/Password through myState) that includes a brief letter of request that justifies why funding assistance is needed and the significance of the conference.
2. Letter of authorized travel support by the department head
3. Documentation of an abstract being accepted by the conference
   
   • In the absence of documentation of acceptance of an abstract, a decision to award funds can be made on a contingency basis, i.e. until suitable documentation is provided PRIOR to the conference/meeting. If documentation of presentation is not received, then awarded funds will be revoked.
4. The copy of the itemized Concur Travel request with itemization of expenses, appropriate information, and approvals. Awarded TAGGS funds will be disbursed through Concur. 

Your application is not complete until all documents have been submitted. Submit all documentation (department head authorization, documentation of abstract being accepted, and copy of Concur Travel Request) to Lilli Harris (lharris@grad.msstate.edu).

Click HERE for TAGGS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Please be advised of the following requirements and restrictions:

• For each graduate student, funding is limited to once per Academic Calendar.
• The maximum level of funding awarded is $800 per request.
• MSU benefits-eligible employees are not eligible to receive TAGGS funds.
• Student must register and participate in either Graduate Research Symposium, 3MT Competition or Image of Research.
• Awards for travel to regional conferences are rare and require strong justification for consideration.
• No more than two requests will be approved per department per application period. Including evidence of department financial support increases the probability of funding.
• A decision will be made by the Graduate TAGGS Committee when all required application materials are received. Complete application packages are considered in order they are received.
• All application materials need to be submitted for review at least two months prior to the date of the conference which the graduate student plans to attend (ex. conference date is September 27, the complete application must be submitted by the end of July). 
• Once the complete application packet has been submitted, the TAGGS committee will review the packets and announce their decision by the end of the following month. After review, the graduate student will be informed of the award. 
• TAGGS Awards will be reviewed on a monthly basis for the travel period.
• Applications for TAGGS will be considered until either application acceptance period expires or the maximum funds available per granting period have been exhausted.

For additional information about the TAGGS program, please contact Lilli Harris at lharris@grad.msstate.edu or 662-325-1622.

** Applications for the Spring 2025 Travel period are now open. TAGGS will be awarded until the deadline or all funds have been exhausted. **