Scholarships

​Funded through member donations, the ASHE Graduate Student Travel Scholarship supports graduate students attending the ASHE Annual Conference by helping offset travel costs. Whether it is presenting a poster or paper, networking with faculty members who they have read, or attending sessions or a pre-conference, ASHE has been integral at helping aspiring scholars begin their careers. 

For the 2025 Annual Conference, ASHE is committed to awarding at least 20 $400 travel scholarships to graduate students. Any donations received between now and July 16, 2025 will add to this allocation and allow us to support more students.

Eligibility Criteria

1. A current member of ASHE.

2. A graduate student at the time of application and at the time of the annual conference in November.

3. Traveling to and participating in the annual conference.

4. A first-time Graduate Student Travel Scholarship recipient.

Evaluation Criteria

When reviewing applications, the Scholarship Committee will make decisions based on the following preferred and demonstrated attributes:

1. Significance of the applicant's need for funding. Scaled by reviewers 1-10.

2. Significance of what the applicant will gain by attending the conference. Scaled by reviewers 1-10.

3. Applicants who were accepted to present at the conference receive preference in the review process. Scholarship Committee provides +3 points if yes. This will be verified by the ASHE Staff. Note: Proposal decisions will be sent out in early July by the ASHE Program Committee.

4. Applicants who serve in a volunteer role for the conference (e.g., session chairs) receive preference in the review process. Scholarship Committee provides +3 points if yes. This will be verified by the ASHE Staff. Note: Proposal decisions will be sent out in early July by the ASHE Program Committee.

5. Applicants who serve in leadership volunteer roles for the association (e.g., Graduate Student Committee) receive preference in the review process. Scholarship Committee provides +3 points, if yes. This will be verified by the ASHE Staff.

Application Requirements

To submit an application, you will need:

• Name, Email, Phone Number, Mailing Address,Membership Expiration Date, Graduate Institution and Expected Graduation Dates

• Agreement to ASHE Ethics Policies (check box)

• Confirmation that you are a current graduate student and will be through the annual conference in November 2025 (check box)

• Agreement to the ASHE Ethics Policies

• Requirements, Participation, Travel Information, and Acknowledgments

  • Agreement that you will be traveling to Denver for the annual conference.

  • Name of accepted conference presentation(s), if applicable.

  • Name of conference session(s) assigned as volunteer (e.g., session chair) and role, if applicable.

  • Name of committee/group and role in which you serve as an ASHE Leadership Volunteer, if applicable.

• Agreement to Expectations for Recipients (check box; see below)

• A budget for your estimated cost of attending the conference. This should only include the share of the costs you are personally responsible for. For example, if you are sharing a hotel room, please only include your portion of the hotel room as a cost. Items may include travel (e.g., airfare, parking, gas), lodging, and meals. Here is an example of what this -may- look like (this is only an example, and we acknowledge expenses will be different for everyone). Hotel: $400 (Splitting $800 cost with 1 roommate) Airfare: $300 Meals: $300 Taxi: $75 Registration: $0 (Registration fee covered through ProDev fund)

• Other funding sources available to you for travel to the conference (e.g., departmental professional development funds, graduate student council funds, etc.).

• Write a statement describing what you hope to gain by attending the conference. Please limit your response to fewer than 300 words. **Please ensure there is no personal identifying information (i.e., your name) included in your statement as this is a masked review process.

Apply for the Graduate Student Travel Scholarship

The Deborah L. Floyd Scholars Mentoring Scholarship embodies the Association’s commitment to fostering graduate student mentoring and professional development within the field of higher education. The Floyd Scholars Mentoring Scholarship has been established and endowed in honor of ASHE’s 50^th Anniversary and is intended to provide a graduate student with a travel scholarship and/or provide ASHE conference registration.

Preference will be given to graduate students attending the conference as the “only graduate student” from their home institution in order to address the challenges of isolation and limited support. In years in which there are no qualified applicants whose fits this requirement, the ASHE Scholarship Committee can choose another qualified candidate for the award.

Recipients of the Floyd Scholar-Mentoring Scholarship recipients will be included in the Floyd Scholars well-established mentoring program established through the Florida Atlantic University Foundation, creating a robust network of current and past recipients and faculty mentors.

For the 2025 Annual Conference, ASHE is committed to awarding one scholarship of $500.

Eligibility Criteria

1. A current member of ASHE.

2. A graduate student at the time of application and at the time of the annual conference in November.

3. A first-time Deborah L. Floyd Scholars Mentoring Scholarship recipient.

4. Agreement and compliance with ASHE Ethics Policies.

5. Traveling to and participating in the annual conference.

6. The  “only graduate student” from their home institution attending the conference. 

Evaluation Criteria

1. Significance of the applicant's need for funding. (Scaled by reviewers 1-10).

2. Significance of what the applicant will gain by attending the conference. Scaled by reviewers 1-10.

Application Requirements

To submit an application, you will need:

• Applicant Information: 

  • Name, Email, Phone Number, Mailing Address

• Eligibility Criteria:

  • Membership Expiration Date

  •  Graduate Institution and Expected Graduation Date

  • Agreement to ASHE Ethics Policies

  • Confirmation of conference attendance

  •  Agreement that I am the only graduate student who is planning to attend from my graduate program at the time of application.

  • Agreement to Expectations for Recipients (check box; see below)

• Evaluation Criteria: 

  • A budget for your estimated cost of attending the conference. This should only include the share of the costs you are personally responsible for. For example, if you are sharing a hotel room, please only include your portion of the hotel room as a cost. Items may include travel (e.g., airfare, parking, gas), lodging, and meals. Here is an example of what this -may- look like (this is only an example, and we acknowledge expenses will be different for everyone). Hotel: $400 (Splitting $800 cost with 1 roommate) Airfare: $300 Meals: $300 Taxi: $75 Registration: $0 (Registration fee covered through ProDev fund)

  • Other funding sources available to you for travel to the conference (e.g., departmental professional development funds, graduate student council funds, etc.).

  • Write a statement describing what you hope to gain by attending the conference. Please limit your response to fewer than 300 words. **Please ensure there is no personal identifying information (i.e., your name) included in your statement as this is a masked review process.

Apply for the Deborah L. Floyd Scholars Mentoring Scholarship

The Reverend Doctor Jamie Washington & Reverend Sam Offer New Scholars Travel Scholarship embodies the Association’s commitment to fostering graduate student and post-doc professional development within the field of higher education. The ASHE Reverend Doctor Jamie Washington & Reverend Sam Offer New Scholars Travel Scholarship has been established and endowed by Reverend Doctor Jamie Washington & Reverend Sam Offer in honor of ASHE’s 50^th Anniversary and is intended to support travel to the annual conference for ASHE graduate student or post-doc members whose research focuses on BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Experiences. 

Preference will be given to those who study the intersection of these two identities. In years in which there are no qualified applicants whose research fits this requirement, the ASHE Scholarship Committee can choose another qualified candidate for the award. Preference will also be given to graduate students and post-docs who do not have another institution-based or grant funding for their travel to the annual ASHE conference.

For the 2025 Annual Conference, ASHE is committed to awarding one scholarship of $250.

Eligibility Criteria

1. A current member of ASHE.

2. A graduate student at the time of application and at the time of the annual conference in November.

3. A first-time Reverend Doctor Jamie Washington & Reverend Sam Offer New Scholars Travel Scholarship recipient.

4. Traveling to and participating in the annual conference.

5. Researching BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Experiences, with preference given to those who study the intersection of these two identities. 

Evaluation Criteria

1. Significance of the applicant's need for funding. (Scaled by reviewers 1-10).

2. Significance of what the applicant will gain by attending the conference. Scaled by reviewers 1-10.

Preference will be given to applicants who do not have other institutional or grant funding for their travel to the annual ASHE conference.

Application Requirements

To submit an application, you will need:

• Applicant Information: 

  • Name, Email, Phone Number, Mailing Address

• Eligibility Criteria:

  • Membership Expiration Date

  • Graduate Institution and Expected Graduation Date for graduate students or Role and Institution/Organization for postdocs

  • Agreement to ASHE Ethics Policies

  • Confirmation of conference attendance

  • A 50-word statement on your research, specifically addressing how it focuses on BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Experiences and/or the intersection of these two identities

  • Agreement to Expectations for Recipients (check box; see below)

• Evaluation Criteria: 

  • A budget for your estimated cost of attending the conference. This should only include the share of the costs you are personally responsible for. For example, if you are sharing a hotel room, please only include your portion of the hotel room as a cost. Items may include travel (e.g., airfare, parking, gas), lodging, and meals. Here is an example of what this -may- look like (this is only an example, and we acknowledge expenses will be different for everyone). Hotel: $400 (Splitting $800 cost with 1 roommate) Airfare: $300 Meals: $300 Taxi: $75 Registration: $0 (Registration fee covered through ProDev fund)

  • Other funding sources available to you for travel to the conference (e.g., departmental professional development funds, graduate student council funds, etc.).

  • Write a statement describing what you hope to gain by attending the conference. Please limit your response to fewer than 300 words. **Please ensure there is no personal identifying information (i.e., your name) included in your statement as this is a masked review process.

Apply for the Reverend Doctor Jamie Washington & Reverend Sam Offer New Scholars Travel Scholarship

The Graduate Student Impact Scholarship embodies the Association’s commitment to fostering graduate student professional development within the field of higher education. The ASHE Graduate Student Impact Scholarship has been established and endowed by a Dr. Kimberly Griffin in honor of ASHE’s 50th Anniversary and is intended to provide both a graduate student membership and a $50 credit to be applied to an ASHE Professional Development event for 3-4 student members each year.

For 2025, ASHE is committed to awarding 3 scholarships, which include a student membership and a $50 ASHE Professional Development event credit for any professional development event(s) (which must be used by November 2026).

Eligibility Criteria

1. A current member of ASHE.

2. A graduate student at the time of application and at the time of the annual conference in November.

3. A first-time Graduate Student Impact Scholarship recipient.

Evaluation Criteria

1. Significance of the applicant's need for funding. (Scaled by reviewers 1-10).

2. Significance of what the applicant will gain by membership in ASHE and attendance at an ASHE Professional Development event. (Scaled by reviewers 1-10).

Application Requirements

To submit an application, you will need:

• Applicant Information: 

  • Name, Email, Phone Number, Mailing Address

• Eligibility Criteria:

  • Membership Expiration Date

  • Graduate Institution and (expected) Graduation Date

  • Agreement to ASHE Ethics Policies

  • Agreement to Expectations for Recipients (check box; see below)

• Evaluation Criteria: 

  • Write a statement describing what you hope to gain by attending the conference. Please limit your response to fewer than 300 words. **Please ensure there is no personal identifying information (i.e., your name) included in your statement as this is a masked review process.

Apply for the Graduate Student Impact Scholarship