Student Travel Support
SIGHPC travel grants for undergraduate and early graduate students
SIGHPC offers travel grants to help undergraduate and graduate students attend the annual SC conference.
Who's eligible: Students at the undergraduate or early graduate level, enrolled in an accredited university in any country, and who are members of SIGHPC. Applicants do not have to be making a presentation at SC, but they need to describe why they will benefit from attending the conference.
How many: Up to 6 travel scholarships will be made for attending SC23 (Denver, CO, November 12-17, 2023)
What's included: Expenses are reimbursed for up to
$600 for recipients from North American universities
$1200 for travel from another continent
In addition to funding travel expenses, awardees will receive complimentary conference registration and will be assigned a mentor.
SIGHPC encourages the student’s institution to match the grant and to recognize the student's achievement locally within their department. This is not a requirement of the award.
Applications are due September 4th of each year, with notification provided by September 22nd. To apply, you must provide the following:
simple budget (including conference registration fee)
statement of why you wish to attend SC and what you hope to gain by doing so
letter of support from your advisor referencing any institutional support or recognition that will be provided
complete the application (application will open August 3)
In order to be considered for a grant, the application must be complete and the letter of support submitted on or before September 4th.
If you have any questions that are not addressed through this page, contact students@sighpc.org.
ACM-W/SIGHPC travel scholarships for women students
SIGHPC has teamed with ACM's Women in Computing division to help undergraduate and graduate women students attend the annual SC conference.
Who's eligible: Graduate or undergraduate women enrolled in an accredited university, in any country, who are student members of ACM. Although not required, preference is given to students co-authoring a paper or poster.
How many: Up to 3 travel scholarships may be made for attendingSC23 (Denver, CO, November 12-17, 2023)
What's included: Expenses are reimbursed for up to
$600 for recipients from North American universities
$1200 for travel from another continent
In addition to funding travel expenses, awardees will receive complimentary conference registration and will be assigned a mentor.
How to apply: Read the details and fill out the form on the ACM-W website
Application deadline: August 2023, ACM-W website see for details.
PASC23 student travel grants
SIGHPC offers travel grants for four undergraduate or graduate students to attend PASC23. Two applicants traveling from within Europe and two applicants traveling from another continent will be selected. The students traveling from within Europe will be awarded a maximum grant of $600, and a maximum allowance of $1200 will be given to the selected students traveling from other continents. Moreover, PASC23 will cover the corresponding registration fee for the selected students.
SIGHPC and PASC23 encourage students to submit their work to PASC23 however, this is not a requirement of the award.
Applications are due by April 6, 2023, with notification provided by April 24, 2023.
To apply, you must provide the following:
personal information
basic budget
statement of why you wish to attend PASC23 and what benefits you can gain from participating
letter of support from your advisor or head of department (referencing any institutional support or recognition that will be provided)
Please click here to access the application form.
To apply, fill-in the application form and send your letter of support (in PDF format) from the same email address entered on the form to info@pasc-conference.org. Please indicate “PASC23 Student Travel Grant” as a subject line.
Selected students will be assigned a mentor for PASC23 who will help them get the most out of the conference by suggesting relevant program sessions and introducing them to experts in their research field.