General PMC Info

The 2008 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference (2008 IEEE IPMC) will provide Student Travel Grants to promising students to help defray the costs of attending the conference. These awards, ranging from $500 to $1000, are reserved for full-time graduate, or undergraduate university students in the fields of engineering, science or technology. The criteria for selection will be based on the student's accomplishments and future plans, level of participation in the conference, and individual need relative to the expected travel costs. The applicant should be the primary author of at least one paper to be presented at the conference. Students who wish to be considered for the Student Travel Grants should submit a complete nomination package consisting of:

A. A letter of nomination from the student's research director (Faculty Advisor) or department head.

B. Copy of the submitted 2008 IEEE IPMC abstract where the student is the primary author or a co-author.

C. A letter (200 to 300 words) from the student detailing their expected participation in the conference and what they hope to learn by attending.

D. Budget itemizing cost of the travel to student.

E. Cost sharing by the student's faculty advisor or the institution is strongly encouraged. Please provide a short statement to this effect from either the research director (Faculty Advisor) or department head. Please include it on the budget itemizing page.

F. A brief summary of the student's research contributions, with most recent references if published (limited to 5 conference or journal papers and not more than 1/2 page in length).

G. A summary of the student's educational accomplishments, including, awards, recognition, GPA, etc (no more than 1 page cv or resume).

Recipients will be notified by April 10, 2008 and will receive a monetary award grant to be applied to the cost of attendance. The grants, distributed by check, will be presented to the recipients at the conference.

Please submit nomination packages no later than April 1, 2008, to the Student Travel Grants Chair, Frank Hegeler at Frank.Hegeler@nrl.navy.mil

Sponsors of Student Travel Grants