Minnesota Supercomputer Institute

MSI Travel Awards

The Supercomputing Institute provides travel awards for the following types of travel:

  1. travel by a University of Minnesota researcher to present supercomputing research results at a conference;
  2. travel by a University of Minnesota faculty member to seek external support for supercomputing research; and
  3. short-term visits of research collaborators or visiting research scholars to the University of Minnesota in order to perform collaborative supercomputing research with one or more university faculty members or in order to plan collaborative grant proposals.

The upper limit on travel awards is $2,000. Requests less than $1,000 have the highest priority. A match of no less than 1:1 from non-State funds is required.

Deadline

Travel award requests must be submitted before the commencement of travel. Requests submitted after travel has commenced will not be considered.

The Supercomputing Institute is discontinuing the travel award program. MSI will continue to grant travel awards through the 2007-2008 fiscal year. To qualify for a travel award, travel must be completed by June 30, 2008. For additional information, please contact Barbara Opal by email or at (612) 625-0012

Eligibility

Faculty members of the University of Minnesota may apply for travel awards for their own use or that of their research groups and collaborators.

Review

Travel awards are granted on the basis of competitive review using the following criteria:

Applying

To apply for the travel award, complete the Travel Award Request Form and return it to Barbara Opal.