NSF Travel Grants for U.S. participants

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide support to U.S. participants to cover part of their travel expenses (partial airfare reimbursement) for participating and presenting papers at the ICRA'07.

The Selection Committee has broadened the application domain to include the following:

• Full-time faculty members or researchers at U.S. colleges/universities or research centers/labs who will present papers and/or participate in various activities such as Tutorials/Workshops/Panels, etc.
• Ph.D.-degree seeking graduate students who will present papers and/or participate in various activities such as Tutorials/Workshops/Panels, etc.

U.S. citizenship or permanent residence is required for all applicants. Only two applicants per department per university/research center will be considered.

Each application for a travel grant must include the following information:

1. Name, position, address, telephone/fax numbers and e-mail address of the applicant.
2. List the papers, and the corresponding sessions, that the applicant will present at ICRA'07.
3. Expected impact of the conference participation on his/her professional development.
4. Estimated total airfare of attending the ICRA'07 (please specify your departure city).
5. State your citizenship or permanent residence (please include your alien registration number).

All items 1-5 are to be included in the application. The deadline for the application is 15 February 2007 and should be emailed to:
      Ron Lumia (lumia@unm.edu)
      Department of Mechanical Engineering
      University of New Mexico
      Albuquerque, NM 87122 USA
      Tel: +1 505 272-7155

A panel from academia will make the selection of the Travel Awards. The awardees will be notified on or before 15 March 2007.