These travel grants are named after Michael Schoenecke of Texas Tech University, who for many years has provided dedicated leadership to the PCA/ACA organizations, national and regional, and especially in terms of encouraging and supporting graduate student participation and hosting professional development sessions.

Applicants can be either Master’s or Doctoral level students. Applicant must be currently enrolled in a graduate program.

These travel grants are named after the late Peter Rollins of Oklahoma State University, who worked for many years in the nexus between Popular Culture, film, and history. He served as President of the PCA and was one of the founders of the Southwest/Texas Regional PCA/ACA.

To be considered for the Rollins Travel Grant, applicants must have received their doctorate within the four years before the national conference. They may be tenure- or non-tenure stream.

These travel grants are named after John Bratzel of Michigan State University, who was a leader in the PCA, holding virtually every office in the Association including Executive Director. He was instrumental in developing Popular Culture Associations around the world as well as professionalizing the organization. This award encourages Associate and Full Professors to attend the conference so they might continue their research in our field, add to the robust networking opportunities at the meeting, and increase mentorship opportunities for members still early in their careers.

Applicants must have achieved the rank of Associate or Full Professor at a four-year college or university.

These travel grants are named in honor of Diane Calhoun-French, whose professional career has been dedicated to two-year colleges. She is a past-president of the PCA and was one of the founders of the PCA in the South. This PCA travel grant supports travel to the PCA National Conference by faculty working at 2-year colleges.

To be considered for the 2-year college faculty travel grant, applicants must be employed at a 2-year college. A 2-year college is defined as one that does not offer a baccalaureate degree. Applicants may be tenure- or non-tenure stream.

These travel grants are named in honor of Michael Marsden and the late Madonna Marsden, who were both part of the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association from their formative years and throughout their careers. They have both been strong supporters of internationalizing the Popular Culture Association.

These travel grants, which are open to scholars at all levels, including graduate students, are intended to support travel to the national conference for individuals who are not residing in the United States, Mexico, or Canada. They are intended to facilitate the participation of international scholars outside of North America at the national meeting.

These travel grants are named after David Feldman, longtime leader and member of PCA. Feldman is an alumnus of the Bowling Green State University Popular Culture Program and is the author of the beloved Imponderables book series.

Applicants should not hold a full-time academic job or otherwise have support from an educational institution. Retired faculty are invited to apply. Undergraduate students are not eligible.