IACP Travel Awards

The IACP Board of Directors is pleased to offer the 2026 IACP Travel Awards to support our members, especially student members and junior faculty, in attending the 20th IACP Conference in Xi’an, China (July 10–13, 2026). These awards are designed to make international travel more affordable, and we strongly encourage all eligible members to apply. In previous years, many applicants received support, and we hope even more members will take advantage of this opportunity this year.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Hold an active IACP membership at the time of application.
• Have an abstract accepted for the 2026 conference.
• Be studying or working outside Mainland China (excluding Hong Kong,  Macau, and Taiwan) and planning to travel to China to attend the conference in person.
• Be a PhD student or a pre-tenure scholar who received their PhD after January 1, 2021.
• Travel distance and availability of affordable travel options will be considered, with priority given to long-distance travelers and those with limited low-cost travel options.
• Previous awardees may apply, but new applicants will receive priority consideration.

Application Procedure

To apply, please submit the application as a single PDF named “YourLastName_2026IACPTravel” to Kerry Fang (kfang@illinois.edu) by April 30th, 2026. The application process is straightforward, and we welcome all eligible members to submit. Late or incomplete applications cannot be considered.

A complete application includes:

• Name, position, affiliation, and country/region
• Accepted paper ID and title
• Travel plans (arrival/departure dates and booked or proposed flights)
• A brief statement (≤150 words) on why you are applying
• Proof of active IACP membership (screenshot showing active IACP membership status)
• PhD degree certificate (for pre-tenure scholars)
• CV

Award recipients must attend and present at the conference in person to receive funding. Six awards of US$500 (or equivalent in RMB) are available.

We look forward to receiving your applications and hope this support helps make your participation in the Xi’an conference possible.

Recipients of IACP Travel Awards in 2025:

Shuhong Wang, City University of Hong Kong
Dongsheng He, The University of Hong Kong
Yijia Hu, The University of Hong Kong
Dongwei Liu, City University of Hong Kong

Recipients of IACP Travel Awards in 2024:

Chihuangji (Herbert) Wang, University of Pittsburgh
Tanhua Jin, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Fanqi Zeng, University of Oxford
Qihao Liu, University of Liverpool
Zeyu Wang, University of Washington
Xueying Wu, City University of Hong Kong