Travel Support
Students and Early Career Professionals
SC23 travel grants
SIGHPC offers travel grants to help undergraduate, graduate students, and early career professionals attend the SC conference.
SIGHPC encourages, but does not require, the applicant's institution to match the grant and to recognize the applicant's achievement locally within their department. Applicants do not have to present at SC for consideration.
Who's eligible:
Students: undergraduate or early graduate, 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.
Early career professionals: working in the high performance computing field in any country, and who are members of SIGHPC.
An applicant is considered early-career if they have less than 7 years of full-time experience in the field.
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 grants for students and up to 6 for early career professionals.
What's included:
Reimbursement of travel expenses up to
$600 for recipients from North American universities or organizations
$1200 for travel from another continent
Complimentary conference registration
Assignment to a mentor throughout the conference
Application deadline: September 4th, 2023, with notification provided by September 22nd, 2023
How to apply:
Applicants can apply at the following links:
Applicants 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 or supervisor 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 completed and the letter of support submitted on or before September 4th.
If you have any questions, please contact students@sighpc.org or earlycareer@sighpc.org.
SC23 travel scholarships for women students
SIGHPC has teamed with ACM's Women in Computing division (ACM-W) to help undergraduate and graduate women students attend the 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.
What's included:
Reimbursement of travel expenses up to
$600 for recipients from North American universities
$1200 for travel from another continent
Complimentary conference registration
Assignment to a mentor throughout the conference
Application deadline: August 2023, ACM-W website see for details.
How to apply: Read the details and fill out the form on the ACM-W website
PASC23 student travel grants
SIGHPC offers travel grants for four undergraduate or graduate students to attend PASC23.
SIGHPC and PASC23 encourage students to submit their work to PASC23 however, this is not a requirement of the award.
Who's eligible: undergraduate or graduate, enrolled in an accredited university in any country.
How many: Up to 2 students traveling from within Europe and 2 students from another continent.
What's included:
Reimbursement of travel expenses up to
$600 for recipients from within Europe
$1200 for travel from another continent
Registration fee
Assignment to a mentor throughout the conference
Applications deadline: April 6, 2023, with notification provided by April 24, 2023.
How to apply:
Applicants 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)
complete the application form
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.