AATF Convention Travel Award

This award is intended to provide assistance for AATF members traveling to the 98th annual AATF Convention, July 7-10, 2025 in Chicago. We will award up to three Convention Travel Awards to AATF members to help defray the cost of attending the convention. Appli­cants may receive the travel award only once every five years. Priority will be given to applicants who have never attended an AATF convention.

• Award amount: $1500 + complimentary convention registration (does not include excursions). An initial amount will be paid upon presentation of a receipt for hotel reservations in the AATF room block, and the remainder will be paid upon submission of travel receipts and proof of a presentation at an AATF event (chapter meeting or subsequent national convention). Receipients also agree to submit a signed letter agreeing to reimburse the money in the event of nonattendance at the convention.
• Candidates must have been AATF members since January 1, 2023. Chapter officers, commission chairs, present­ers, and leadership fellows are ineligible for this award.  Recipients agree to make a presentation at an AATF function (chapter meeting or subsequent national convention) on a topic inspired by the convention in Chicago.
• Applicants should submit a one-page description of how they intend to use the experience and also explain their need for travel assistance. Recipi­ents of the award will be expected to attend all days of the convention