The ACM Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR) invites applications for small awards to help cover the cost of travel, living expenses, and registration to the SIGIR 2009 conference.
Preference will be given, in this order, to:
Preference will also be given to applicants that have only limited alternative travel support; and to applicants who are full-time students at the time of the conference. Non-students may also apply if they are able to demonstrate that they have limited financial capacity to attend the conference. If you are a student, your advisor may be asked to confirm the level of support that you indicate on your submitted application.
The deadline for applying for travel support is April 24. Decisions will be communicated on or before May 13. Note that early-bird registration for the conference closes on May 24; students granted SIGIR travel support will be expected to register using this rate.
The application form is linked below. All fields must be completed. Return completed applications before April 24 by email to Alison Handley ahandl / csse.unimelb.edu.au, with a Subject line SIGIR Travel Application. Please do not send .html or .doc versions of the form; either send the completed application form as a text file attached to an email, or (if you are sure that your mailer setup sends text emails rather than HTML) embed the application form into an email.
All applications will be acknowledged. If you do not get a reply email within a few days of sending your application, please query via other communications methods, starting by sending email without an attachment. Only applications that have been acknowledged will be considered for funding.
If you have questions, contact Alison Handley using the email address above.
(With thanks to Justin Zobel.)