Event Financial Support

PHT180 provides financial support to foster academic collaboration, knowledge sharing, and high-impact research activities. To that end, PHT180 is pleased to offer financial sponsorship or funding for academic workshops, conferences, and symposia organized or co-organized by center members, affiliated faculty, and researchers.

Eligible Event Types:

Workshops: Small-to-medium focused working sessions or methodology seminars.
Conferences: Large-scale regional, national, or international scholarly gatherings.
Symposia: Thematic single- or multi-day scientific/scholarly panels and discussions.

Funding Ranges:

Tier 1 (Small Workshop / Seminar): Up to $500
Tier 2 (Symposium / Medium Event): Up to $1000
Tier 3 (Major Conference / International Event): Up to $2000

Funding is subject to annual budget availability and competitive evaluation by the PHT180 Leadership Team and requires submission of an application. Eligibility criteria, eligible and ineligible expenses, timelines, deadlines and post-award communication are outlined in the Event Financial Support Policy. Applicants can expect a response within 30 days of application submission. Questions can be directed to pht180@rit.edu.

Section 1: Applicant Information

Primary Applicant Name:

Department / Unit:

Co-Organizer Name(s) & Affiliation(s):

Section 2: Event Details

Event Title:

Event Type:

Workshop

Conference

Symposium

Other

Proposed Dates:

Location/Venue:

Expected Number of Attendees:

Virtual:

In-Person:

Target Audience:

RIT Researchers

RIT Students

External/International Researchers

Public/Industry

Event Website (if available):

Section 3: Strategic Justification and Objectives

Summary and Scope:

Provide a brief overview of the event theme and primary goals.

Alignment with PHT180 Mission:

How does this event align with the mission and vision of PHT180?

Expected Outcomes:

Describe anticipated deliverables (e.g., publication of proceedings, interdisciplinary partnerships, policy briefs)

Section 4: Budget and Funding Request

Total Estimated Event Budget:

Amount Requested from PHT180:

Section 5: Attachments Required

Please upload the event program/agenda and keynote speaker list with bios. Alternatively, you may cut and paste or type into the text box below.

Event Program / Agenda:

One file only.
4 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.

Keynote Speaker List and Bios (if applicable):

If you don't have files to upload, type agenda and speaker info here:

Section 6: Applicant Acknowledgment and Signature

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