Travel Awards

Guidelines for Travel Awards for IASA Members to attend the Annual Conference

1. Travel Award applications will only be accepted from IASA Members (Individual, Institutional and Sustaining) in good standing, meaning dues up to and including the current year have to be paid before the application deadline.
2. While the aim of IASA is to encourage Members to attend the annual conference by supporting their travel costs, such support must take account of the current financial health of the Association. If your application is successful, IASA will refund between 50% -100% of travel costs (cheapest air or train fare between the applicant's home and the conference venue). Applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding where possible.
3. Applications from Members from developing countries*, those presenting a paper, and first-time applicants, will be prioritized.
4. Applications must be sent in writing (by letter or e-mail) to the Secretary-General in response to the announcement of travel and research grants which are published in the IASA e-Bulletin and on the IASA website. Applications must contain the 100% amount of the travel costs in US$ or Euros, confirmed by an official travel agency. The confirmation of travel agency costs must be submitted with the application form. Please use the Travel Award Application Form (Members only).
5. Applications by representatives of Institutional and Sustaining Members must be countersigned by the director or a senior officer of their organisation as evidence that their attendance has been authorised.
6. The Secretary-General will check all applications received by the appointed deadline and will submit them to the Executive Board for discussion and approval.
7. Applicants will be informed as soon as possible of the result after the Board's decision has been reached. The Board will aim to respond 2 months prior to travel.
8. IASA will not pay awards in advance of travel.
9. Copies of the travel documents will have to be presented by the grantee to the IASA Treasurer during the conference. Payment will be effected after the conference, via bank transfer only. Please ensure that the Treasurer receives the correct banking details for re-imbursement. If bank transfer is not possible, please indicate on the application form the method of payment preferred. Note: If 50% of the travel costs were granted, then maximum 50% of receipts presented (up to the granted amount) will be disbursed.
10. IASA Travel Awards are determined for Members only; accompanying persons have to pay for themselves.

February 2013
5th revision

Updated 24 July 2025

*least developed countries are defined using the World Bank’s Gross Domestic Product (at purchasing power parity) per Capita, which is politically neutral and is updated every year. The value for the World is used as the break point. The list can be downloaded from this page

2024 Travel Awards

1. Anita Afonu, Ghana
2. Benjamin Amakye-Boateng, Ghana
3. Daniel Ángeles, Mexico
4. Laura Batitucci, Brazil
5. Shado Bayane, Botswana
6. Katherine C’Ailceta, New Zealand
7. Ketevan Davitashili, USA
8. Nathan Gibson, USA
9. Helen Grogan, Australia
10. George Gyesaw, Ghana
11. Gisa Jähnichen, Germany
12. Ana Masiello, Argentina
13. Casey McNamara, USA
14. Julia Miller, Australia
15. Nono Ncala, South Africa
16. Pio Pellizari, Switzerland
17. Ogone Phetlhu, South Africa
18. Marcello Ranieri, Italy
19. Kamani Samaeasinghe, Sri Lanka
20. Gabriel Borges Silva, Brazil
21. Brianna Toth, USA
22. Lee Watkins, South Africa

2023 Travel Awards

1. Lynn Johnson, South Africa
2. Gita Flam, Israel
3. John-Francis Goodacre, Sweden
4. Ogone Phetlhu, South Africa
5. Gustavo Navarro, Argentina
6. Shado Bayane, Botswana
7. Dilyana Kurdova, Bulgaria
8. Isabel Wschebor, Uruguay
9. Ilse Assman, South Africa
10. Mohd Nasser, Malaysia
11. Helen Grogan, Australia
12. Zilia Imamutdinova, Russia
13. Ferenc János Szabó, Hungary
14. Susan Mvungi, South Africa
15. Andrea Walker, South Africa
16. Jing Liu & ZhiChao Fang, China
17. Susana Belchior, Portugal
18. Ketevan Davitashvili, Georgia
19. Ketevan Matiashvili, Georgia
20. Cristina Martí Martínez, Spain
21. Allison Schein Holmes, USA
22. Benjamin Amakye-Boateng, Ghana
23. Farah Zahra, Iraq
24. Kelli Hix
25. Jackie Jay
26. CK Ming
27. Nadja šičarov

2022 Travel Awards

1. Aisha Miyuki Meyer, USA
2. Desiree Alexander, USA
3. J.L. Simonson, USA
4. Eric Dawson, USA
5. Audra Adomenas, USA
6. Cadu Marconi, Brazil
7. Emily Collins, Canada
8. Eugenio Amen, Uruguay
9. Fabricia Malán, Uruguay
10. Jaione Landaberea, Spain
11. Xiaoshi Wei, UK
12. Nathaniel Kpogo Worlanyo, Ghana
13. Elizabeth Torres, Denmark
14. Giusi Arvonio, Italy

2019 Travel Awards

1. Chinthaka Prageeth Meddegoda, Sri Lanka
2. Chimwemwe Sumani, Malawi
3. George Gyesaw, Ghana
4. Judith Opoku-Boateng, Ghana
5. Lee Watkins, South Africa
6. Schalk van der Merwe, South Africa
7. Rosemarie Roque, Philippines
8. Shubha Chaudhuri, India
9. Abhimonyu Deb, India
10. Ninna de Araújo, Brazil
11. Marisol Zuniga, Guatemala
12. Laurie Austin, USA
13. Miyuki Meyer, USA
14. Audra Adomenas, USA
15. Rosie Rowe, USA
16. Steven Villereal, USA
17. Andrew Chernevych, Canada
18. Susana Belchior, Portugal
19. Marija Duminic, Serbia
20. Killian Downing, Ireland
21. Ana Laura Masiello, Argentina

2018 Travel Awards

1. Isaac Machafa, Zimbabwe
2. Wonder Maguraushe, Zimbabwe
3. Susan Kibaara, Kenya
4. Diane Thram, South Africa
5. Jyldyz Bekbalaeva Kyrgyzstan
6. Gila Flam, Israel
7. Rosalinda Rowe, USA
8. Nicolette Khan, USA
9. Diane Chester, Australia
10. Laura Garbes, USA
11. Katie Young, UK
12. Peter Laurence, USA
13. Irfan Zuberi, India
14. Audra Adomenas, USA

2017 Travel Awards

1. Juozas Markauskas, Lithuania
2. Lauren Sorensen, USA
3. Cadu Marconi, Brazil
4. Jennifer Lee Vaughn, USA
5. Valerie Love, New Zealand
6. Angélique Bonamy, UK
7. Diane Thram, South Africa
8. Thomas Henry, France
9. Carmen Ordoño, Mexico
10. Michael Laney, USA
11. Judith Opoku-Boateng, Ghana
12. George Gyesaw, Ghana
13. Karl Fitzke, USA
14. Luisa Fernanda Ordoñez Ortegon, Mexico
15. Circe Sánchez, Mexico
16. Somaya Langley, UK
17. Tim Nikolsky, Australia
18. Toby Seay, USA