CGO-2009 Student Travel Support

A limited number of travel grants are available to students and junior faculty attending the conference.

The priority of the grants is as follows:

1. Students without support from their faculty members who are

• Presenting a paper at the conference
• Presenting a paper at a workshop
• Presenting a poster
• Co-author of a paper

2. Junior faculty who are presenting a paper at the conference

Grants will be no less than $200, with an upper limit of $1000.00 The grant is used to help fund travel, hotel costs, and registration. Applications will be accepted up to March 2, 2009, and will be given on a first come basis using the above priorities. Actual payment will occur after the close of the conference.

The organizers would like to encourage students, in particular international students, to apply for grants. Note that priority will be given to presenters and to students staying at the conference hotel.
The student poster chair has also offered help for students interested in sharing rooms.

To apply for a grant please send an email to John Cavazos (c a v a z o s at cis.udel.edu) with the subject line "CGO Travel Grant". The following information is needed in the message body:

• Your name.
• Your affiliation.
• Whether you are a student or a junior faculty member.
• Whether you are presenting a paper, poster or coauthor of a paper (Please give the name of the paper/poster as well.)
• Your estimated costs for plane, hotel, registration, and local transportation.