Program Details
The Organizing Committee of CDC 2024 is pleased to announce Student Travel & Workshop Support, made available by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS).
The travel support funds are meant to enhance the chances of promising students to attend CDC 2024, present their papers and become more integrated into the CSS scientific community. The limited amount of funds available are not reimbursed to the student awardees, but are applied in advance by the conference organizers to cover at least partial lodging expenses; please click here for more information about the Travel Support Program. The student (or advisor) will be responsible for any other costs that are not covered, including conference registration.
The workshop support funds are meant to enhance the learning and career development of IEEE CSS Student Members. The funds will cover partial lodging expenses to facilitate workshop attendance. The student (or advisor) will be responsible for any other costs that are not covered, including workshop registration. Workshop attendance is required. Note that workshops are held the day before the first day of the conference. For more information about the CDC 2024 Workshops please click here and about the Workshop Support Program click here.
Application Procedures
There is a single application for both programs. The application website opens on July 23 (2024) and closes on August 5 (2024). To apply please follow these directions:
- Students must fill in the form available at a link that will be provided here on July 23 (2024).
- After completing the form, the responses from the completed form (sent via email) must be saved as a pdf and submitted to Paperplaza as a “Student support” submission under “Submit a contribution to CDC 2024”.
- The final step requires the advisor submitting a letter of support (details below).
A letter from each applicant’s advisor is required to complete the application. This letter must be sent via email to Francesca Parise, Student Activities Chair of the IEEE Control Systems Society. The subject of the letter should be “CDC24 student support letter”. The letter must certify that the applicant is currently enrolled as a student and is planning to attend the CDC 2024, and should include a short message of support of the student's application (less than 10 lines). In the case that the student applies for both, the student workshop support and the student travel award, only one letter is required (but the letter should mention both programs).
Eligibility and Requirements
In order to be eligible for either program, an applicant must be a student member of both IEEE and CSS, at the time of the conference registration. Note that CSS stands for the Control Systems Society and membership requires a relatively small extra cost in addition to the IEEE Membership. Please click here for the details and benefits of IEEE CSS Student membership. Each applicant for travel support:
- must be an author or co-author of a paper accepted for presentation at CDC 2024
- must register at the conference (More details on registration deadlines will be provided with the award notification. Please follow instructions therein.)
- must present a paper
Underrepresented minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. In case the number of applicants for travel support exceeds the budget, additional criteria will be used to make a selection among the applicants. These additional criteria, in decreasing order of importance, prefer applicants who will present more than one paper at the conference, have been student members of the CSS since one, two, or more years, can demonstrate active participation in CSS. In case the number of applicants for workshop support exceeds the budget, the support will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. In addition, the selection committee may decide to limit awards where more than one presenter from the same institution would otherwise be offered an award to attend the same conference.
Deadlines and Award Notification
- July 23: The application form opens
- August 5: The application form closes
- August 31: Decision messages about travel & workshop support recipients are expected to be sent out
IMPORTANT NOTE: The decision letter will contain additional details regarding the accommodation support provided by the Student Travel & Workshop Support (e.g., hotel details, registration deadlines, etc.). Please be aware that the travel and/or workshop support will not reimburse any out of pocket expenses.