The E-RISE RII: Arkansas Smart Transportation Research Incubator through Data Engineering and Science (AR-STRIDES) program (National Science Foundation Award No. 2445877) provides travel funding to position researchers in Arkansas to be leaders in data-driven supply chain technologies and data analytics solutions for next generation transportation and logistics. 

Faculty researchers who are employed at Arkansas Institutions of Higher Education can use this form to request AR-STRIDES travel support to:

1. travel within Arkansas to build or expand research collaborations (maximum support = $685)

2. travel outside of Arkansas to build or expand research collaborations (maximum support = $2,334)

3. attend an EPSCoR conference outside of Arkansas (maximum support = $2,334)

4. attend an AR-STRIDES event within Arkansas (maximum = $685)

5. receive one-time AR-STRIDES seed grant mentor travel support - for assigned mentors only (maximum support = $3,334).

 

Only domestic travel within the United States can be supported; no foreign travel will be funded or reimbursed. Faculty traveler must receive confirmation of approved AR-STRIDES travel support before making travel plans. The faculty traveler is responsible for booking and paying for all allowable travel expenses upfront. After the approved travel has occurred, all allowable travel-related receipts must be submitted within five business days of the last date of travel. Questions may be emailed to arstrid@uark.edu.