Application Procedure
An application for a student
travel grant will consist of:
1. A
request letter from the student (see below).
2. The
student's vita.
3. A
supporting letter from the student's graduate advisor.
4. An
estimate of the following costs of attending INFOCOM: airfare,
hotel, and conference registration. It is anticipated that travel
grants will partially cover these overall costs.
Incomplete applications will
not be considered.
The letter from the student
should be at most one page, and include the following information:
1. A
clear indication of the type(s) of travel grant the student is
applying for (A and/or B).
2. When
applicable (depending on the type(s) of travel grant requested), the
title of the paper that has been accepted for the current edition of
INFOCOM, or the INFOCOM Mini-Conference.
3. A
brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date.
4. A
description of areas reflected in the program of the current INFOCOM
edition that would impact the student's research, and 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 student is a bona fide full-time Ph.D. or M.S. candidate in
good academic standing at the given institution.
2. Ways
this particular student would benefit from attendance at the
conference.
3. The
strengths and potential contributions of the student.
Applicants should create their
application as a single PDF file, following the format
described above. After login to EDAS, click on the “Travel Grants"
tab, look for a conference called "Student
Travel Grant for The 33rd Annual IEEE International Conference on
Computer Communications", and then submit the
application. Direct link to the submission page is http://edas.info/G.php?g=381.
