Call for Applications
NSF Student Travel Grant for IEEE SMARTCOMP 2016
The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2016) to be held in St. Louis, Missouri on May 18-20, 2016 is pleased to announce competitive travel grants to attend IEEE SMARTCOMP 2016. Conference and all co-located events such as Workshops, Ph.D. Forum, Work-in-Progress, Poster and Demo sessions.
Travel funds provided by the US National Science Foundation are available only to full time students attending US colleges and universities. Underrepresented minority and women students from diverse US institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. Although student authors of accepted papers will be given priority for travel awards, this is not a mandatory requirement. Exceptional undergraduate research students (e.g., NSF REU students) and young post-doctoral researchers may be considered for support on a case-by-case basis. To be eligible, US based students (referred to as “you”) must apply no later than Monday, April 4, 2016 via EasyChair.
PhD students eligible and applying for NSF student travel grant are also expected to participate in the PhD Forum. Instructions on how to submit two-page abstract for PhD Forum are available on the conference website: here
To apply for travel support, please do the following:
Please note that IEEE SMARTCOMP conference may not be able to reimburse for all of your travel expenses due to the limited budget. Eligible expenses for reimbursement include advance student registration fee, hotel, and transportation (airfare, bus or train). Expenses that are not eligible for reimbursement include regular and/or on-site registration, taxi and meals. Student travel grants are available in the form of reimbursements that are sent only after the completion of the conference and receipt of all required documentation and receipts. The reimbursement amount will be based on the number of awards made and distance traveled.
For any questions, please contact SMARTCOMP General Co-Chair, Sajal Das, at [email protected].
Important Dates:
Travel funds provided by the US National Science Foundation are available only to full time students attending US colleges and universities. Underrepresented minority and women students from diverse US institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. Although student authors of accepted papers will be given priority for travel awards, this is not a mandatory requirement. Exceptional undergraduate research students (e.g., NSF REU students) and young post-doctoral researchers may be considered for support on a case-by-case basis. To be eligible, US based students (referred to as “you”) must apply no later than Monday, April 4, 2016 via EasyChair.
PhD students eligible and applying for NSF student travel grant are also expected to participate in the PhD Forum. Instructions on how to submit two-page abstract for PhD Forum are available on the conference website: here
To apply for travel support, please do the following:
- Obtain a letter from your advisor/professor confirming that:
- You are currently a research student in good standing and working in areas related to smart computing (www.smart-comp.org).
- You will be attending IEEE SMARTCOMP 2016 conference and associated events.
- The remainder of your travel support will be covered by other means (indicate how).
- Write a personal statement describing your research interests, how you wish to benefit from attending SMARTCOMP 2016. Indicate your student status (full time or part time, BS/MS/PhD), and location you will be traveling from.
- Upload the above documents, along with your two-page CV via EasyChair by selecting the track “SMARTCOMP 2016 - NSF Student Travel Grant Applications”.
- Please make sure you also submitted an Abstract for PhD Forum if you are a PhD student.
Please note that IEEE SMARTCOMP conference may not be able to reimburse for all of your travel expenses due to the limited budget. Eligible expenses for reimbursement include advance student registration fee, hotel, and transportation (airfare, bus or train). Expenses that are not eligible for reimbursement include regular and/or on-site registration, taxi and meals. Student travel grants are available in the form of reimbursements that are sent only after the completion of the conference and receipt of all required documentation and receipts. The reimbursement amount will be based on the number of awards made and distance traveled.
For any questions, please contact SMARTCOMP General Co-Chair, Sajal Das, at [email protected].
Important Dates:
- April 4, 2016: Complete Travel Grant Application Due
- April 12, 2016: Travel Award Decisions Made
- May 18-20, 2016: IEEE SMARTCOMP 2016 Conference in St. Louis, Missouri
