We have travel funds available for graduate students to attend CNB-MAC, funded by the National Science Foundation. Travel funds may cover conference registration, two nights of accommodation, and travel to and from the conference. Registration includes CNB-MAC and the full ACM-BCB conference: awardees are expected to attend CNB-MAC.

Eligibility

Travel funds are available for graduate students from U.S. institutions who have an interest in computational network biology. In addition to considering students who are presenting work at CNB-MAC, we expect to fund students for whom this workshop is their first conference experience, students from groups that are historically marginalized in computational biology, and students who may not have authored work at the meeting.

Application Process – Applications are Due Friday, July 15

Part 1: Fill out this brief Google form with contact information, demographics, and research experience (https://forms.gle/8ewHXJbSP6ZyURQ67)

Part 2: Email an application package to cnbmac.workshop@gmail.com with the subject header “Travel Award Application: <LastName>” that contains
1. The applicant’s CV
2. A one-page research statement, including a brief description of research interests and potential impact of the workshop on their thesis research.
3. A support letter from the applicant’s research mentor describing the applicant’s progress in their degree, their academic standing, and availability of funds from other sources. (This letter may be emailed separately from the research mentor to cnbmac.workshop@gmail.com).

Applicants will be notified of the award status by Wednesday, July 20. Direct any questions to cnbmac.workshop@gmail.com.