ISCB is pleased to offer travel fellowships to ISMB/ECCB 2015 for students and postdoctoral fellows to present a talk or poster at the conference in Dublin, Ireland. Although our funding sources are very limited and we regret that we are not able to fund all applicants, the conference organizers are committed to providing support to as many eligible applicants as possible. Travel Fellowship consideration is based on membership and accepted work to ISMB/ECCB 2015.

 

1. The submitting author will be sent the invitation and is responsible for getting the invitation to the presenting author if the work is not being presented by the submitting author;
2. Applicant must be a current member of ISCB, with membership valid through the duration of the conference, prior to submitting an application;
3. Applicant must be listed as an author and be the presenter of an accepted Paper, Poster, Highlights or Late Breaking Research presentation in order to be eligible to apply for travel fellowship funds through ISMB/ECCB 2015;
4. All applicants must attend all 3 conference days and secure additional funding from other sources in order to be able to cover the full costs of attending the conference;
5. The deadline to submit a fellowship application is May 5, 2015, by 5:00 Eastern Time. No exceptions will be made.

Eligible expenses toward travel fellowship funds include conference registration (including AKES, SIGs, and Satellite meetings, and the Student Council Symposium),  transportation (air or land transportation from home region to conference city), a maximum of $660 USD of hotel room and occupancy tax charges, and a maximum of $165 USD in meal expenses. In order to receive the full-awarded amount, receipts for registration, transportation and hotel accommodations are required that equal or exceed the awarded amount. Conference registration fee is reimbursable at the early registration pricing only; registration fees to attend pre-conference events such as SIGs and Tutorials and registration fee for the Student Council Symposium is an accepted expense (only when also registering for the full conference).
 
The maximum fellowship award is determined based on geographical location of applicant and upon submission of appropriate receipts. Please note that funded applicants will only be able to cover approximately 50% of the expense of travel and registration fees with these fellowship amounts. Thus all applicants must seek and secure additional funding sources (e.g., from your home institution/university, or grant funding). For ISMB/ECCB 2015 maximum awards will be as follows:

MAXIMUM FUNDS TO BE AWARDED PER REGION OF APPLICANT

Africa 1100 USD   Asia (excluding Middle East) 1100 USD   Canada 1100 USD   Europe 650 USD   Mexico / Central America / South America 1100 USD   Middle East 750 USD   Oceania 1200 USD   United States 1100 USD

 

Submission Schedule

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Travel Fellowship Application Deadline   Monday, June 1, 2015 Travel Fellowship Acceptance Notification

Application is by invitation-only, sent automatically via email to the submitting author of each accepted Proceedings paper, Highlight paper, Late Breaking Research abstract, and Poster (excluding accepted Late Posters). This invitation email will arrive after notification of acceptance of one of these submission types as a separate. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCEPTED PRESENTATION AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN INVITATION BY APRIL 17 – PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER AND THEN CONTACT US IF AN INVITATION IS NOT THERE:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
Each invitation will include a unique travel fellowship application URL to link to an application. The application URL must be submitted by the presenting author only, if he or she meets the qualifying requirements. If the submitting author is not the presenting author, it is the responsibility of the submitting author to forward the invitation to the presenting author if he or she meets the eligibility requirements. Each application URL can only be used one time and no application will be accepted after the deadline of May 5, 2015.

 

The information on this page is subject to change without notice, and all changed information will be considered final for the purposes of awarding and funding ISMB/ECCB 2015 Travel Fellowships.