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SIAM Student Travel Awards

The awards are to be made from the SIAM Student Travel Fund, created in 1991 and maintained through book royalties donated by generous SIAM authors and by donations from SIAM members. The awards for selected conferences are also supported by donations from industry. See a complete list of SIAM authors who have donated their royalties to the Student Travel Fund.

Any full-time student in good standing is eligible to receive an award plus gratis meeting registration. Top priority will be given to students presenting papers at the meeting, with second priority to students who are co-authors of papers to be presented at the meetings. Only students traveling more than 100 miles to the meetings are eligible for the awards.

An application for a travel award must include:

  1. A letter from the student describing his/her academic standing and interests, his/her expected graduation date and degree, advisor's name, and, if available, a URL for a working Web page.
  2. A one-page vita that includes the student's research interests, projects, and papers published.
  3. A detailed letter from the student's faculty advisor indicating why the student is deserving of receiving a travel award and any special circumstances.
  4. If applicable, the title(s) of the paper(s) to be presented (co-authored) by the student at the meeting.

Applications should be sent to the SIAM office (Attention: SIAM Student Travel Awards), 3600 Market Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688. Students also may apply by e-mail to littleton@siam.org or by fax to 215-386-7999.

Deadlines for Conferences in 2009

Complete applications must be received at the SIAM office no later than two months before the first day of the meeting for which support is requested.

Winners will be notified five weeks before the first day of the meeting. Checks for the awards will be given to the winning students when they arrive at the given meeting and check in at the SIAM Registration Desk.

Deadlines for Conferences in 2010 and beyond

In order to provide more time for applicants to budget for the travel to SIAM conferences, SIAM has changed the deadlines for travel award applications for conferences in 2010 and beyond.

Complete applications must be received at the SIAM office no later than seven months before the first day of the conference for which support is requested. In addition, for full consideration, applicants must submit their abstract no later than seven months before the first day of the conference. The deadlines apply to all required application materials, and no late applications will be accepted.

Awardees will be notified by e-mail five months before the first day of the meeting. Checks for the awards will be given to the awardees when they arrive at the given conference and check in at the SIAM Registration Desk.

SIAM Conferences and Annual Meeting

SIAM will make several $550 awards to support student travel to the following 2009 conferences:

SIAM Conferences in 2010

More 2010 conferences will be added as they are posted.

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