Deadline: August 4, 2023 August 5, 2023
Notifications: August 7, 2023 August 9, 2023

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. The funds may fully or partially fund the conference travel. Students will register for the full ACM-BCB conference: awardees must attend CNB-MAC on September 3rd in Houston, TX.

Eligibility

Travel funds are available for graduate and undergraduate 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.

Acceptance of travel funds are contingent on attending the full day of the CNB-MAC workshop on September 3rd. We encourage applicants to submit work (including posters) to the workshop, though this is not required in order to apply.

Application Process – Applications are Due August 4, 2023

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 that includes a brief description of research interests and potential impact of the workshop on their research.

Part 3: The applicant’s research mentor should write a letter describing the relevance of CNB-MAC to the applicant’s research, the applicant’s progress in their degree, and availability of funds from other sources. The mentor should email the letter to cnbmac.workshop@gmail.com.

We will strive to fund as many qualified applications as possible. Applicants will be notified of the award status by August 7, 2023. Direct any questions to cnbmac.workshop@gmail.com.