UKC 2025 Travel Support

We are pleased to offer registration discounts and travel support to the following presenters attending the upcoming UKC 2025 conference in Atlanta, GA. To qualify, presenters must NOT have received financial support from any other organizations for their conference-related expenses. Please see details below. 

Registration Discounts

All presenters are eligible to receive registration discounts, as indicated in the chart above, up to $350 (Regular, Post-Doc, Graduate Students, and Regular in FIRE) or up to $250 (Undergraduate Students), including:

Note: A full refund is available only during the early registration period. No refunds or exchanges will be provided during regular or onsite registration. 

 Travel Support

1. All Oral/Poster Presenters 

All presenters who do not receive financial support from other organizations are eligible to receive up to $400 in travel support. Please read the following instructions carefully to determine your eligibility and apply for reimbursement.

A. Travel Support Distance: Reimbursement for your travel is provided up to the maximum amount based on the one-way Google map distance from your home address to the UKC venue, as shown below:

Table 1.  Travel Support Distance

B. Driving a Personal Vehicle: Reimbursement for driving a personal vehicle is calculated at $0.50 per mile one-way, up to the maximum amount indicated in the table above.

C. Covered Travel Expenses: The reimbursement amount covers all travel expenses (excluding hotel lodging and meals), including airfare, baggage fees, parking, subway, shuttle, taxi, Uber/Lyft, rental car, tolls, personal vehicle expenses, etc. Other costs such as hotel tips will NOT be reimbursed. 

Additional Notes:

2. Selected Student, Postdoc, and FIRE Presenters

In addition to the travel support provided for all presenters, UKC 2025 provides additional lodging and meal support for up to 120 selected student/post-doc oral/poster presenters/FIRE professional presenters during the UKC2025. When you receive an acceptance email from the UKC 2025, we will share the link to apply for financial support. This support is for a limited number of participants; please submit your paper as soon as possible to receive financial support from UKC2025.


Lodging Support Application

Applicant Eligibility


Application Process


Application Documents


Lodging Support

KSEA, 1952 Gallows Rd., Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182