Travel Grant Opportunities
- A. NSF Travel Grant Opportunity for US-Based Students
- B. Travel Grants Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society
- C. Travel Grants Sponsored by the European CONTENT Network of
Excellence
A. INFOCOM 2008 NSF Travel Grant Opportunity for US-Based Students
The IEEE INFOCOM 2008 executive committee is pleased to announce the
availability of Student Travel Grants, sponsored by the National Science
Foundation. Applications are invited from qualified graduate students
studying in accredited U.S. institutions. Students will be reimbursed
(based on the valid receipts) for their expenses after the conference
is over. Only airfare on a US-based carrier will be reimbursed!
An application for a student travel award will consist of:
1. A letter from the student, including paper title if the paper has
been accepted for INFOCOM 2008.
2. The student's vita.
3. A supporting letter from the student's graduate advisor.
The letter from the student should include:
1.A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date
2.A description of areas reflected in the INFOCOM 2008 program that
would impact the student's research
3.A statement about why the conference attendance is important to
the student.
The advisor's recommendation letter for the student should include:
1.Confirmation that the student is a bona fide Ph.D. or M.S. candidate
in a good academic standing.
2.The suitability of the INFOCOM 2008 program material to the student's
research area.
3.Ways this particular student would benefit from attendance at the
conference.
4.The strengths and potential contributions of the student.
Applicants should upload their applications through EDAS (after login
to EDAS, click on the "Travel Grants" tab). Applicants should send
their application materials as a single PDF file following the instructions
in the Travel Grants section on INFOCOM 2008 site.
Deadlines:
Application deadline: January 31, 2008
Notification deadline: February 15, 2008
Awardee acceptance deadline: February 28, 2008
B. Travel Grants Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE INFOCOM 2008 executive committee is pleased to announce the
availability of Student Travel Grants, sponsored by the IEEE Communications
Society. Applications are invited from qualified full-time engineering
graduate students.
To qualify you must:
1.Be a valid member of the COMSOC at the time of application.
2.Live outside the Regions where this conference will take place (Regions
1-6), that is, residents and students in the USA are not eligible.
We have changed the ComSoc policy this year that separates Canadian
students from U.S. students, so they would be eligible for ComSoc
grants to Phoenix.
3.Be an author who will present an accepted paper at this Conference.
4.Not have received a similar grant in the past 12 months.
5.Provide all of the information below.
An application for a travel award will consist of:
1.A letter from the student, including paper title if paper has been
accepted for INFOCOM 2008.
2.The student's vita.
3.A supporting letter from the student's graduate advisor.
The letter from the student should include:
1.A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date.
2.A description of areas reflected in the INFOCOM 2008 program that
would impact the student's research.
3.A statement about why the conference attendance is important to
the student.
The advisor's recommendation letter to the committee should include:
1.Confirmation that the student is a bona fide Ph.D. or M.S. candidate
in good academic standing.
2.The suitability of the INFOCOM 2008 program material to the student's
research area.
3.Ways this particular student would benefit from attendance at the
conference.
4.The strengths and potential contributions of the student.
Applicants should upload their applications through EDAS (after login
to EDAS, click on the "Travel Grants" tab). Applicants should send
their application materials as a single PDF file following the instructions
in the Travel Grants section on INFOCOM 2008 site.
Due dates:
Application deadline: January 31, 2008
Notification deadline: February 15, 2008
Awardee acceptance deadline: February 28, 2008
C. Travel Grants Sponsored by the European CONTENT Network of
Excellence
The IEEE INFOCOM 2008 executive committee is pleased to announce the
availability of Travel Grants, sponsored by the CONTENT Network of
Excellence. Applications are invited from qualified applicants from
the Universities and Research Centers associated with CONTENT.
To qualify you must:
1.Be a member of a CONTENT University and/or Research Center at the
time of application. Please refer to the table below for a list of
qualifying institutions.
Participant name
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Participant short name
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Country
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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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UC3M
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Spain
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Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya
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CCABA-UPC
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Spain
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Lancaster University
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ULANC
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United Kingdom
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University Pierre and Marie Curie Paris 6
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UPMC
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France
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University of Coimbra
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UC
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Portugal
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Delft University of Technology
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TUDelf
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The Netherlands
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National Kapodistian University of Athens
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NKUA
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Greece
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University of Napoli Federico II
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UoN/CINI
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Italy
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Technical University of Darmstadt
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TUD
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Germany
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AGH University of Science and Technology
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AGH
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Poland
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Universiteit i Oslo
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UiO
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Norway
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2.Not have received a similar grant in the past 12 months.
3.Provide all of the information below.
Note: This travel grant will be allocated with high priority to, but is
not restricted to, students and authors.
An application for a travel award will consist of:
1.A letter from the applicant, including paper title if paper has
been accepted for INFOCOM 2008.
2.The applicant's vita.
3.A recommendation letter from the applicant's advisor/department
chair.
The letter from the applicant should include:
1.A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date.
2.A description of areas reflected in the INFOCOM 2008 program that
would impact the applicant's research.
3.A statement about why the conference attendance is important to
the applicant.
The recommendation letter to the committee should include:
1.Confirmation that the applicant is a bona fide member of the Univesity.
2.The suitability of the INFOCOM 2008 program material to the applicant's
research area.
3.Ways this particular applicant would benefit from attendance at
the conference.
4.The strengths and potential contributions of the applicant.
Applicants should upload their applications through EDAS (after
login to EDAS, click on the "Travel Grants" tab). Applicants should
send their application materials as a single PDF file following
the instructions in the Travel Grants section on INFOCOM 2008 site.
Due dates:
Application deadline: January 31, 2008
Notification deadline: February 15, 2008
Awardee acceptance deadline: February 28, 2008
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