IFIP TC6 Student Travel Grant Programme
Under the programme, students or young researchers from an IFIP member country apply for travel and accomodation funding to make it possible for them to attend a conference or workshop sponsored, in whole or in part, by IFIP TC6 or its WGs. Young researchers are researchers at pre-doctoral level and up to an age limit of 35 years old at the time of the conference. A committee reviews their applications and awards grants to the students who would not otherwise have the resources to attend a conference or workshop, with benefits to both the student and the conference/workshop.
Grants cover the students' travel and lodging expenses up to a maximum of 500 Euros per grant. Students should note that the grant sizes are fixed, so that any costs in excess of the grant will not be reimbursed. The conference organizer may, but is not required to, waive the conference registration fee and/or tutorial fees.
Applications for grants will be evaluated by a committee consisting of the responsible IFIP WG chair (or TC6 chair for events not sponsored by WGs) and two others selected by the conference chair(s). Grants will be awarded based on the evaluating committee's assessment of the student's genuine financial need, the potential benefit to the student's education, research, and career, and the potential benefit to the conference. The committee may favour students who are (co-)authors of accepted papers to avoid "no shows," and may decide to make only one award per university. The number of awards to be made is proposed by the conference chair(s) and approved by the responsible IFIP WG chair. There is no requirement that a conference or workshop make any awards under this programme, and a conference or workshop may make awards for less than the permitted maximum.
To apply for a grant, students should send an e-mail to the co-chairs of FORTE'07, forte07(at)ioc.ee, explaining how they believe attending the conference will benefit them. The letter should quote the lowest available airfare from the student's location to the conference site, and the bank account details of the student's institution for reimbursement. The application should include a letter from the student's graduate advisor describing the student's work and the benefit to that work of attending the conference.
Applications are due by April 30, 2007. The committee decisions will be made by May 15, 2007.
If the student does in fact attend the conference, the conference organizer will either pay for or reimburse the student's lodging expenses for the duration of the conference, and will reimburse the travel cost to the student's institution, without exceeding the total amount of the grant for all expenses.
The conference organizer will claim the total grant amounts to IFIP using the appropriate form.
The number of grants and the permitted maximum amount for a grant are decided on a case by case basis.
Last changed April 20, 2007 10:10 EET by local organizers, tff07(at)ioc.ee