The National Science Foundation (NSF) of the U.S.A, and The PerCom 2010 Organizing Committee announce:

NSF STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS

(Pending Approval)

Approximately 15 to 25 student travel grants are anticipated in the amount of $500-$1200 each, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, for attending the Eighth Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2010) to be held in Mannheim, Germany, March 29-April 2, 2010. Proceeds from these grants can be applied towards airfare and hotel expenses to attend PerCom 2010. Awardees are expected to make their own travel arrangements.

Download PDF: NSF Student Travel Grant Info

Selection Criteria And Process:

  • The funding will be used for student travel-related support only.
  • The recipients of the travel awards must be US-based students only, that is, PhD. Students attending universities in the US (not necessarily US citizens or permanent residents).
  • Special efforts will be made to recruit student participants who are underrepresented minorities (i.e., African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Pacific Islanders) and/or women, coming from diverse institutions.
  • Some priority may be given to students who may not otherwise be able to attend due to budgetary constraints.
  • A committee consisting of Mohan Kumar (Chair), Scott Midkiff and Gergely Záruba will evaluate the applicants and select the travel grant recipients.
  • All student travel awardees are required to register for the conference.

Travel Grant Application Process:

An application for a travel award will consist of the student's vita, a letter from the student, and a letter from the student's adviser. Applications can be submitted through the EDAS conference management system (log in or register at http://edas.info and click on the Travel grants tab). The letter from the student should include:

  • A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date;
  • A description of areas reflected in the PerCom program that would impact the student's research;
  • Why the conference attendance is important to the student.

In addition, the student's adviser should send a letter of recommendation to the committee that includes:

  • Confirmation that the student is a Ph.D. candidate in good standing;
  • The suitability of the PerCom program material to the student's research area;
  • Ways this particular student would benefit from attendance at the conference;
  • The strengths and potential contributions of the student;
  • Availability of funds from other sources, particularly the adviser, the student, and/or the student's institute is required to pay for the student's conference registration fee.

Deadlines:

Application submission: Friday, February 26, 2010
Decisions/notification: Friday, March 5, 2010
Acceptance by the recipient: Friday, March 9, 2010 (Conference registration must be completed)

 
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Sponsored by
 IEEE Computer Society, The University of Texas at Arlington

* Pending Final Approval