[Iefac.list] NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT FOR THE 2016 ISERC IN Anaheim, CA

[Hui Yang]

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS FOR THE 2016 ISERC IN Anaheim, CA
We are pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will award travel grants to selected students attending the 2016 ISERC being held in Disneyland Resort Hotel, Anaheim, California from May 21 to May 24, 2016. This announcement outlines the award selection criteria and application procedure for this award.

Guidelines:
1.       Any student enrolled in a U.S.-based university is eligible to apply for the grant
2.       All student awardees must register for the conference and are required to attend the conference
3.       The awarded funds can only be used to support expenses related to attendance at the 2016 ISERC
4.       All student awardees are required to have an accepted abstract for the 2016 ISERC. Among all qualified students, preference will be given to the following students:

*       A student from an ISE department/program that has agreed to share travel expenses for its students planning to attend the conference

*       A student who will present a paper that has been accepted for publication in the 2016 ISERC conference proceedings

*       A student planning to present research supported by an NSF grant

*       A student close to graduation, i.e., a graduate or undergraduate student in their final year

Timeline:

*       Application deadline: March 20, 2016

*       Decision notification: April 4, 2016

How to apply:
1.       Complete the attached application form, including a recommendation statement from the applicant's academic advisor, and register for the conference.
2.       The application package (including the conference registration receipt) should be saved as a single PDF file  and named according to the following format: LastName_FirstName_UniversityName.pdf
3.       Email the application file to iserc2016 at gmail.com<mailto:iserc2016 at gmail.com>,
EMAIL Subject: NSF student travel grant - LastName_FirstName_UniversityName.
Recognition:
Each awardee will receive partial financial support, in the amount of $500, and a certificate of recognition.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either of us.
Hui Yang (huy25 at psu.edu<mailto:huy25 at psu.edu>)
The Pennsylvania State University

Zhenyu (James) Kong (zkong at vt.edu<mailto:zkong at vt.edu>)
Virginia Tech

MD Sarder (md.sarder at usm.edu<https://golden.usm.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=5c5bd1fb2e1340acab77b31c90eb0a51&URL=mailto%3amd.sarder%40usm.edu>)
University of Southern Mississippi

2016 ISERC Chairs

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