From ACM SIGs

A limited number of student travel grants are available for students from any university worldwide to attend SenSys/BuildSys 2023. The travel award covers up to $1,000 of expenses, including registration, airfare, and lodging. This is made possible by the generous support from ACM SIGMOBILE, SIGARCH, SIGOPS, SIGBED and SIGEnergy.

Important Dates
  • Application deadline: October 20th, 2023 (AOE)
  • Notification of acceptance: October 25, 2023 (AOE)
  • Award acceptance: October 31, 2023 (AOE)

These travel grant awards funded by ACM SIGMOBILE, SIGARCH, SIGOPS, SIGBED, and SIGEnergy are open to both US-based and non-US based students. Student recipients will be reimbursed (based on valid receipts) up to $1,000 for their expenses (registration, airfare, and hotel) after the conference.

All recipients of the student travel grant awards are required to register AFTER the award notification with provided registration code, and attend the SenSys/BuildSys and the main conferences. The award is contingent upon the recipient showing proof of registration.

Notes:
  • The amount of each award will depend on the travel cost of the applicant.
  • Student authors who will present paper/poster/demo or have paper/poster/demo that acknowledge grants will have a low priority.
  • Students receiving travel awards may be expected to volunteer at SenSys/BuildSys 2023. Such volunteer tasks will not interfere with attendance of conference sessions.
  • Students outside of North America receive preference.
  • Students who have not attended a SenSys/BuildSys conference in the past receive preference.
  • Authors who are not presenting a paper/poster/demo or whose paper/poster/demo were not selected at a SenSys/BuildSys conference will receive preference.
  • Women and members of underrepresented minorities are highly encouraged to apply.

Travel Grant Committee
  • Shijia Pan, University of California Merced (SenSys’23 Travel Grant Chair)
  • Aysha Demir, University of Wyoming (BuildSys’23 Travel Grant Chair)
  • Chenshu Wu, University of Hong Kong
  • Jingxiao Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Application link: ACM SIGs Student Travel Grant.

From National Science Foundation (NSF)*

A limited number of student travel grants will be available (in the maximum amount of $1,650 USD per award) for students from US-based institutions to attend the event supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). If you are NOT currently attending a US-based institution, you are NOT eligible for this travel grant. All application material, including a letter/email from your research advisor, must be received by October 20th, 2023.

*NOTE: These travel allowances are based on NSF funding availability to be confirmed in early November 2023.

Notes:
  • The applicant must be a current student at a recognized US institution of higher education.
  • The students may be pursuing an undergraduate or a graduate degree and field of study must be related to SenSys.
  • Students who belong to groups that are under-represented in STEM and from minority-serving or under-represented institutions and states are specifically encouraged to apply.
  • Students and institutions who have not attended a SenSys conference in the past.
  • Student authors who are not presenting a paper/poster/demo at a SenSys event or whose paper/poster/demo were not selected for publication at a conference and would benefit from attending the conference.
  • Student authors whose paper/poster/demo do not have any grant acknowledgments.
  • Consideration will be given to other applicants falling outside the above categories, but they need to demonstrate a welljustified financial need.

Travel Grant Committee
  • Shijia Pan, University of California Merced (SenSys’23 Travel Grant Chair)
  • Omprakash Gnawali, University of Houston
  • Gabriel Fierro, Colorado School of Mines
Important Dates
  • Application deadline: October 20th, 2023 (AOE)
  • Notification of acceptance: TBD
  • Award acceptance: TBD
Application link: NSF Student Travel Grant.

Advisor Recommendation

Once you submit your application form, we will send an email to your advisor with the recommendation form. All application material, including the recommendation form from your research advisor, must be received by October 20th, 2023.

Notification

Successful applicants will receive an award letter by email together with instructions on how to receive partial refunds, which will be issued to the person or institution that covered the expenses. Note that the student's institution or advisor is expected to cover the remaining expenses for the trip if the travel grant does not completely cover it.