Awards

Travel Grants
www.comsoc.org/socstr/memprog/index.html
General Policy
Under the Travel Grant Program, the Communications Society provides a limited
number of student travel grants to help Society students attend major ComSoc
conferences. ComSoc’s financially sponsored conferences are currently included in
the program.
Conferences may have other sources for travel awards; e.g., the NSF (National Science
Foundation) program supports travel for students studying at a US college or
university. These NSF grant applications are evaluated and the grant decisions made
by the conference’s Travel Awards Committee.
Eligibility for Student Travel Grants
To qualify for the ComSoc STG the applicant must satisfy all of the following
requirements:
• Is an author of an accepted conference paper and presents the paper;
• Is a Student Member of IEEE Communications Society when submitting the
application;
• Is a full-time student registered toward a Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D.
degree in engineering or related field in a college or university when
submitting the application;
• Candidates may not receive more than one STG in any 12-month period.
• Author did not receive funding from other sources.
The STG consists of a check for up to US$1000 to be used toward registration fees,
conference hotel expenses, and travel costs.
Travel Grant Application Process and Notification
Applicants should complete the Travel Grant Application form available on the
conference web site. The current year’s conference web site will provide instructions
on how to proceed. The form should be submitted online via EDAS and sent by e-mail
to the conference Travel Awards Chair. Applications must be submitted by the date
announced on the conference website. (The recording/handling of all STG is
supported within EDAS.)
The Travel Awards Committee will review applications and notify applicants about
award decisions by the date indicated on the conference website.
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