The Sloan Foundation and the Committee for Industry Studies is pleased to announce that a travel grant program is now being offered to Industry Studies Affiliates and Center faculty. Like the Industry Studies working paper series, workshops, and book promotion initiatives, travel grants are designed to promote awareness of the community's common interests and to support scholarship. Travel grants are available in two categories:

1. For travel to the University of another Affiliate or Sloan Industry Center in order to present a seminar, or for purposes of collaboration on research, teaching, or Center development. Support of this kind will normally be funded at the level of economy air fare and accommodation for 1-2 days. Incidental and per diem expenses for meals, etc. would not be included.
   
   
2. For organizing and conducting panels at professional society meetings, where the proposed panel would be made up of several Industry Studies Affiliates and Center faculty. Support for panels normally includes economy air fare for all participating Industry Studies Affiliates and Center faculty, and accommodations for 1-2 days. Incidental and per diem expenses for meals, etc. would not be included.

If you are interested in applying for a travel grant, please send a brief letter proposal (1-2 pages), describing the purpose of the travel, names of all travelers, and the amount requested to the Committee for Industry Studies at the following email address: IndustryStudiesCommittee@sloan.org.

Requests for travel support that may fall outside of the parameters described will be considered, if they contribute in a substantial way to Center development or research and teaching in Industry Studies. Awards will not be automatic: all requests will be reviewed under Sloan Foundation guidelines, and funding priorities will be established by the Committee based on the stated criteria. If you have any questions, please contact Gail Pesyna ( pesyna@sloan.org ), Frank Mayadas (mayadas@sloan.org), or Frank Giarratani (frankg@pitt.edu).