PhD/Research MS conference travel/publication support

Note – this needs to be submitted by faculty advisors and not the students

To recognize our amazing students and their publications/presentations, the Department of Computer Science has created a fund to support student conference travel grants and publication submissions. Funds can be requested at any time and will be awarded on a quarterly basis. These funds are to support both PhD and Research Based MS students. 


To receive this fund:

  • Publications/presentations must be in a high quality, peer-reviewed venue as defined by the faculty advisor.
  • The fund is intended to support conference travel expenses for student presenters. It also can be used to cover the publication fee associated with a student’s accepted submission to a journal, conference, or workshop.
  • The student receiving the fund must be the main contributor, typically the first author, of the publication or presentation.
  • Students must be either CSEN PhD or CSEN Research Based MS students.
  • Funds will be disbursed as long as funds remain available.
  • This fund is not available for any past events.
  • To ensure a fair distribution of funds, each student is eligible for this fund only once per academic year.
  • The funding amount will be $2,000.00 per student.
  • This fund will be deposited to faculty's ICR account and processed as travel reimbursement for the student.

To apply:

  • Faculty advisors, in consultation with the presenting student, must submit the form. Students should ask their faculty advisor to complete the form (advisors already have access).
  • By filling out this form, faculty acknowledge that funds are awarded on a quarterly basis. Funds cannot be made available sooner than the quarterly deadline, even if a conference or publication occurs sooner.
  • Grad Comm will review submissions at the end of each quarter and submit a request to CS Team to transfer funds to faculty's ICR/Fund 10 accounts. 

Review Timeline:

  • submissions will be reviewed on last Friday of March, June, September and December.
  • for approved applications, CS team will be notified for the transfer of funds.