The deadline to apply for the 2025 Travel Fund Awards was March 15, 2025. Check back this fall for the 2026 application procedures. See below for general information.   

The Society for the Study of Social Problems has established four travel funds for members to attend the upcoming Annual Meeting. All applicants must be a 2025 SSSP member when applying. Click here to join or renew.

Applicants may only apply to one travel fund: 

• Erwin O. Smigel Award (for unemployed and underemployed sociologists) 
• Lee Scholar Support Fund (for non-U.S. based international scholars from politically, economically, and culturally oppressed groups in countries not considered part of the Global South)
• Lee Student Support Fund (for undergraduate and graduate students)
• Transnational Initiatives Fund (for international scholars from the Global South)