Scholarship and Funding Support

1. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Students Travel Grants
2. Queensland Government Support to Participants from Developing Countries
3. Student Travel Fellowships for Spiking Neural Networks (Sponsored by Brain Corp)

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Students Travel Grants

IEEE CIS will offer a limited number of travel grants for students presenting a paper at IEEE CIS-sponsored conferences. One application system will be used, with the IEEE CIS Student Members and Graduate Student Members benefiting from the IEEE CIS Outstanding Student Paper Travel Grant. Students must have both IEEE and IEEE CIS memberships (CIS is listed as an optional society membership under IEEE). If you do not currently have membership, then you must apply before submitting your application. Past history of the IEEE CIS travel grants, as well as more information, can be viewed at the travel grants webpage.

How to Apply: To apply for the support one must first register in the Grant Application System at www.ieee-cis.org/gas. Submissions are to be entered into the Grant Application system. Paper and email applications will not be accepted. Please note the following date for submission, review, and notification of travel grants:

• Submission of applications: Feb 20th 2012 – March 20th 2012
• Review of applications: March 21st  2011 – April 5th 2012
• Notification of acceptance: April 6th 2012

Conditions for the grants:

• Only complete applications from eligible student members and members will be accepted. Please, note that there is no need to send proof of IEEE and IEEE CIS membership as membership will be verified through the IEEE databases.
• The student applicants will be required to present proof of university attendance documentation at the conference (this is not a student card; please see the website for details).
  Travel grant amounts have not been determined yet. See previous travel grant results for an indication of possible travel grant amounts.

Contact for Information: If you have any questions please contact Dr. Manuel Roveri at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

Queensland Government Support to Participants from Developing Countries

The Brisbane City Conference and Accommodation Bid Fund is making $20,000 available to support people from developing countries. This fund will support 10-15 scholarships.

How to Apply: To apply for the support one must first register in the Grant Application System at www.ieee-cis.org/gas. Submissions are to be entered into the Grant Application system. Paper and email applications will not be accepted. Please note the following date for submission, review, and notification of travel grants:

• Submission of applications: Feb 20th 2012 – March 20th 2012
• Review of applications: March 21st  2011 – April 5th 2012
• Notification of acceptance: April 6th 2012

Conditions for the grants:

• Students and Non-students applicants can apply. There is no condition on IEEE membership; both members and non-members can apply.
• Only applicants from developing countries can apply.
• Only applicants who have accepted papers will be considered.  

Criteria for choosing successful applicants:

• The committee will rely on the reviewers' scores of accepted papers, while attempting to provide a geographical balance among awardees.

Student Travel Fellowships for Spiking Neural Networks (Sponsored by Brain Corp)

Brain Corporation has kindly agreed to support 4 students to attend the Congress. Each awardee will obtain a cheque for A$500.

How to Apply: To apply for the support one must first register in the Grant Application System at www.ieee-cis.org/gas. Submissions are to be entered into the Grant Application system. Paper and email applications will not be accepted. Please note the following date for submission, review, and notification of travel grants:

• Submission of applications: Feb 20th 2012 – March 20th 2012
• Review of applications: March 21st  2011 – April 5th 2012
• Notification of acceptance: April 6th 2012

Conditions for the grants:

• Available only to students with accepted papers in one of the following areas in a decreasing order

1. "spike-timing in vision"
2. "spike-timing in motor control"
3. "spike-timing anywhere"
4. "spiking networks in vision"
5. "spiking networks in motor control"
6. "spiking networks anywhere"
7. "spiking neurons"