Travel & Housing Grants

2026 National Convention> Travel & Housing Grants

Alpha Chi wants each chapter to experience the 2026 National Convention in Orlando. The goal of Alpha Chi leadership is to encourage every chapter to bring at least one student member and one chapter advisor to experience an Alpha Chi convention. Please carefully review the information below. Contact kholmes@alphachihonor.org or 800-477-4225 with any questions. Below we list the various ways that AX financially supports chapters in participation.

NEW: For a chapter advisor to receive a travel and/or housing grant, the chapter's delegation must include at least one student member.

Travel Grants — Up to $600 per chapter

For one voting advisor delegate, one voting student presenter, and up to two additional student presenters,* chapters may receive travel grants as follows:

Driving ($300 max)

• For chapters driving to the convention: the Travel Grant will be $75 per grantable delegate above OR roundtrip mileage for one vehicle at $.50/mile, whichever is lower.

Flying ($600 max)

For chapters flying to the convention: the Travel Grant per delegate listed above will be as follows:

• $200 each for one voting advisor delegate and one voting student delegate
• $100 each for up to two additional student delegates making presentations

     For chapters flying from Hawaii, an extra $200 per voting advisor and voting student may be requested. 

To receive more than three travel grants total, at least one student presenter in your delegation must be attending their first Alpha Chi convention.

* A travel-granted student presenter must present their own poster or timed presentation. If your chapter sends 2+ students to make 1 regular presentation, only one of those students may receive the travel grant. If a student plays a significant role in leading a chapter or member development session, that may count as a separate presentation; contact the National Office for approval.

Housing Grants — Up to $720 per chapter **

For stays on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, each chapter can receive up to $120 per night for:

• One advisor room for up to 3 nights each ($360 grant max)
  • This room can be shared with other delegates with no added charge
• One student delegate room containing 2+ delegates each for up to 3 nights ($360 grant max.)
  • A Shared Doubles reservation counts as half a room and thus is eligible for a grant of $60 per night.

** Since Region I chapters are still eligible for regional financial support, they are only eligible for national Travel Grants. Region I Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Hall (dennis.hall@angelo.edu) will email advisors with additional details.

To be eligible for travel & housing grants, each granted delegate must:

• be an official chapter advisor or a current student member still enrolled at their institution and be registered for the convention by the deadline
• show up to give their presentation (if a student presenter)
• participate in chapter-strengthening sessions
• attend the entire convention
• lodge at the official convention hotel (The use of online reservation services such as Expedia will exclude you from Alpha Chi’s contracted room block, so hotel reservations should be made directly with the hotel or, in case of the Shared Doubles, directly with Alpha Chi.)

To receive these convention grants, a chapter must complete and return the official grant request form by April 13, 2026. Following the convention, request forms will be reviewed for accuracy and checks mailed within 30 days of the convention.