The Alumni Funded Travel Grant program is a financial assist to IITH students in visiting countries abroad for various purposes, including presentation of papers at internationally recognized technical conferences. Participation in summits, workshop .  This grant partially pays for round-trip airline ticket charges from Hyderabad to the Universities based on excursions or other low-priced fares. The grant also covers conference registration, stay, food, local travel and visa fees. The Grant is only intended as supplemental funding.

1. Main Objective:

1. Support personal and professional development for IITH Students by facilitating participation in exchange programs foreign internships, workshops, competitions, conferences and summits.

2. Basic conditions to be fulfilled:

1. Students should normally apply, in workflow or submit an application within 8 to 12 weeks after returning from the Conference or any other program. And all the events must be related to their core area of study.   
2. The student may apply to IIT Hyderabad for travel funding, if eligible, and in addition, to at least any two organizations that support similar programs—e.g., CSIR, DST, DBT, COSTED, INSA, AICTE, UGC, etc.
3. The student must register for at least one semester after their return. This requirement may be waived on a case-by-case basis.
4. The student must not have previously availed an alumni funded travel grant.

• 3. Funding:
  1. The funding is limited to the difference between actual out-of-pocket expenses and receipts for all other sources. The least-airfare claim must be supported by offers from at least two Travel Agencies, two different travel websites or airlines.
  2. The Travel grant will be sanctioned only after the event as a partial reimbursement. No advance shall be given.
  3. All need-based applications will be processed on a case-to-case basis by a Travel Grant committee and the committee has the right to cancel the application.
  4. • Funding amount- 60,00,000 ($ 75000)