Call for US students to apply for travel funding to attend IJCAI 2013
(Beijing, China, August 3-9) and the Doctoral Consortium
Eligibility: full-time students attending a University in the US.
Selection criteria: preference will be given to
students who are US citizens or permanent residents, who are from an
underrepresented minority, and who are from smaller universities or
research group and have fewer opportunities to attend an international
conference. Consideration will be given to evidence of research
excellence, degree progress, and benefits expected from participation.
Expected Number of awards: 20
Award Amount: expected awards are for $1250.
The funding will be paid after the conference as a reimbursement of
travel, hotel and registration costs.
Federal regulations (Fly America Act)
require to use a US carrier for the transatlantic part
of the travel, even if it is more expensive than a non-US carrier.
For additional details see the
Federal Travel Regulation Guidelines.
Requirement: attend the doctoral mentoring consortium
at IJCAI on Monday August 5.
Registration to the doctoral mentoring consortium is open to anyone who
wants to attend.
Application:
- a short cv (max 2 pages) with degree sought, previous
degrees, employment, and relevant research experience. Please state
if you are a US citizen or permanent resident, your gender, and if you
are from an underrepresented minority;
- a short personal statement (max 1 page) addressing your career objectives.
If you will present a paper or poster, please inlcude the title;
- a letter of reference from your advisor, addressing briefly progress toward
the degree, research topic, expected graduation date, and expected benefit
from attending. The letter should be sent directly by email to
gini@cs.umn.edu
Application deadline: June 30, 2013.
The application should be submitted by email to
gini@cs.umn.edu
Visit the
registration page
for IJCAI and the Doctoral Consortium
before June 15 to take advantage of the early registration
fees.
Copyright: © 2013 by the Regents of the University
of Minnesota
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering. All rights reserved.
Comments to: Maria Gini