Travel Requests

The Empower Program has a limited amount of funds available to support engineering and computer science student travel to academic conferences and events. NACOE students may request travel funding through this application process once per year. Funding criteria include:

  1. Enrollment in an engineering or computer science major
  2. Cumulative GPA 2.5 or higher
  3. Satisfactory academic progress
  4. Preference given to students that have not received Empower funding in the past year

**Funding for Society of Women in Engineering (SWE), Out in STEM (oSTEM) and Grace Hopper conferences is not provided through this application process. Please reference the Empower website for these processes.

Travel requests are reviewed by the Empower Student Travel Committee. Students submit requests using this application process. Only complete applications will be considered. 

Travel Request Application

Travel Paperwork Protocol

Student travel paperwork will be managed through the faculty advisor for the student club or the department that is organizing the travel experience. 

Upon receiving a travel award, students must submit a copy of their completed Travel Authorization form to the Empower Student Travel Committee. Email copy of signed travel authorization form to empower@montana.edu.