AISES National Conference Travel Assistance

Post Date: August 22 2016

AISES has travel assistance opportunities available for college students, grad students, post-doc fellows and early career faculty.

Travel Scholarships for College Students Pursuing Degrees in STEM

AISES is now accepting applications for travel scholarships to this year’s National Conference in Minneapolis, MN November 10-12, 2016.  These scholarships will provide travel assistance to college students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.  Students must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students at an accredited two-year college or four-year college/university or a full-time student and enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree. Awards will vary in amount and are meant to help cover the following expenses: roundtrip airfare, lodging, and conference registration. 

The application deadline is September 7, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.

For more information, visit: http://conference.aises.org/registration/travel-scholarships


ASSIST Program - Travel Assistance and Professional Development Program, for: Engineering Graduate Student, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Early-Career Faculty

With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is able to bring up to 40 PhD students, post-doc professionals, and early-career faculty in Engineering (broadly defined, see link for details) to the 2016 AISES National Conference for professional development workshops, cultural activities, and networking.  Awards will cover expenses incurred traveling to and attending the AISES National Conference, up to $2,000. 

The application deadline is September 19, 2016 by 5pm Mountain Time.

For more information, visit: http://conference.aises.org/registration/travel-assistance


For questions about these travel assistance opportunities, please contact Kyle Coulon at 720-552-6123 ext. 108 or email him at kcoulon@aises.org.