As a recipient of a Stanford Travel Grant, you are eligible for funding to assist you and one parent or guardian with your travel to Admit Weekend. Please read below to understand what the grant covers and how to book your travel. If you have any questions about travel grant support or travel policies, please email travelgrant@stanford.edu.
In order to use our travel grant funds, you must book your flights to/from the Bay Area through our approved booking agency, AmTrav. AmTrav knows you are a Stanford Travel Grant recipient as well as your travel grant award amount. AmTrav will bill Stanford directly for the cost of air travel, up to the amount you have been awarded. Their travel agents are ready to help you with your travel needs.
To book your travel, please complete the Stanford travel request form, where you will be asked to provide the following for you and your parent/guardian:
Additional parents, guardians, relatives or guests are not covered by this grant, but AmTrav can arrange travel for others in your party separately and provide a consolidated itinerary.
Airport parking, baggage fees, airline meals, early check-in, wifi, and extra legroom are not covered by travel grant funds.
All airfare bookings are final. Once travel arrangements are confirmed, any changes that result in additional fees will be the responsibility of the traveler. This includes rebooking fees and airline change fees.
All changes or cancellations must be made through AmTrav.
Stanford will cover the cost of ground transportation, via a ride sharing service, for you and your parent/guardian in the same car from and to your Bay Area airport upon arrival and departure, respectively. You will receive voucher information for this travel upon completion of both Admit Weekend registration and airfare booking.
Rental cars, parking, and other ground transportation, both in the Bay Area and in your home city, are not covered. If your parent/guardian rides separately from you, the cost of their ground transportation will not be covered.
As part of our continuing effort to protect our current students, there will be no overnight hosting of admitted students or their guests on campus. Staying overnight in campus residences, even with a friend or relative, is not permitted. Lodging is not covered by Stanford Travel Grant funds. A list of hotels of varying price ranges can be found here.