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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.55pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Applications</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NSF Student Travel Grant for IEEE PerCom 2020</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(<i>pending NSF approval</i>)</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:""",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">We are pleased to announce additional travel grant funding, pending final approval of the National Science Foundation (NSF). All students and recent post-doctoral graduates are welcome
to apply. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">With the additional funding, we have extended the date to apply for
<i>all</i> travel grants to <b>February 5, 2020.</b> To apply, submit all of the application materials prior to the deadline. As a reminder, to apply for the travel support, you must:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Obtain a letter of support from your advisor/professor stating (this letter will be solicited from your advisor via email after you submit your application):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">that you are currently a student in good standing working on research in areas related to pervasive computing;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">the institution, including country, at which you are currently enrolled;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">that you will be attending the entire PerCom conference (including workshops, if appropriate); and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">d.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">how any travel or attendance costs associated with attending PerCom that are
<i>not</i> covered by the travel grant will be covered otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:14.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Write a short personal statement describing your research interests and how you intend to benefit from attending PerCom 2020. Please also include your
student status (e.g., undergraduate, graduate, how far from graduation, etc.), whether you have a contribution in the PerCom conference or a co-located event, what your IEEE member number is, and the location from which you will travel to the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Submit both of these, along with a two page CV via
<a href="https://edas.info/G.php?g=647"><span style="color:#BF5700">EDAS</span></a> before
<b>February 5, 2020.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Please note that the PerCom conference will likely not be able to reimburse you for all of your travel expenses due to limited budget. Eligible expenses for reimbursement include conference
registration, hotel, and travel (air, car, or train). Expenses that are not eligible for reimbursement include meals and local transportation (taxis, shuttles, parking, etc.).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Student travel grants are available in the form of reimbursements that are sent only after the completion of the conference and receipt of all required documentation and receipts. Recipients
of travel grants will be required to check in daily at the conference as proof of attendance.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">A few grants will be awarded, and the amount of each grant is anticipated to be between US$500 and US$1000 (depending on number of applications). Funding for travel grants for US-based
students will be provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (pending approval). Funding for travel grants for non-US based students and for post-doctoral graduates worldwide has been provided by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel
Processing (TCPP) and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC). </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">For any questions,
<b>please contact the IEEE PerCom 2020 General Chair, Christine Julien (</b></span><a href="mailto:c.julien@utexas.edu"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">c.julien@utexas.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">).
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">For questions specifically about the NSF funded awards, contact Sajal Das (sdas@mst.edu).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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