The IEEE SMC society awards travel grants to the students who are in most need and lack financial resources to attend the conference. The travel grant will be available to PhD and Masters students who are IEEE SMC members and who study in the SMC related field.

The amount of travel support will be determined case by case but will not exceed $500 USD.

Students who would like to apply for the travel support should send their application package by September  23^rd, 2007. The application package should include the following:

• Travel Support Form: (See bottom of this page)
• An official letter from supervisor or department chair stating that you need additional funds to travel to the SMC Conference.
• The confirmation of your student status: Include the number of your IEEE SMC Student membership in the Travel Support Form.
• Applicants must present their papers at the conference. Please include your Paper Title and Paper Number in the Travel Support Form.

You may send the application documents (filled form and letter from supervisor or department chair) to the following email: student-at-smc2007.org (replace -at- with @ sign). Please use as subject "SMC Travel Support Application". Note: any scanned documents should be preferably in PDF format.

Or, you may wish to send the application package to:

Attn: Shahab Ardalan, Travel Support
Electrical and Computer Eng Dept.
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave West.
Waterloo, Ontario  N2L 3G1
CANADA

Travel Support Application Form:

 Please make sure to include the following fields:

Name: ...........................................

University: ...........................................

IEEE Member #: ...........................................

Supervisor: ...........................................

PhD/Masters Title: ...........................................

Address: ...........................................

Telephone: ...........................................

Fax: ...........................................

E-mail: ...........................................

Paper Title: ...........................................

Paper Number: ...........................................

Please outline the reasons (Maximum 300 words) why you should be considered for this grant and provide a brief breakdown of your travel costs. (Note: Please include travel expense only, registration for the conference is not included in travel support).