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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-CN link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>Student travel grants for IEEE DySPAN 2019 are available from NSF.<br><br>Each student will be awarded a flat amount of $750 to cover his or her travel expenses such as airfare, registration, and lodging, etc. The students can only use US-flag carriers. Applications for travel grants will be submitted via e-mail to the Student Grant chair (see below) by Oct 20, 2019 and should include his/her vita, a personal statement, and a supporting letter from the student’s advisor:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>The personal statement should include:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Title of accepted paper (if any)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A description of areas reflected in the IEEE DySPAN 2019 program that would impact the student’s research and career.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Why the conference attendance is important to the student.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A recommendation letter from the student’s advisor including the following:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Confirmation that the student is a graduate student in good standing at an accredited institution in the United States;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>The suitability of the IEEE DySPAN 2019 program material to the student’s research interest;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Other benefits the student would derive from attending the conference<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>The strengths and potential of the student;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#404041;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Availability (or lack thereof) of travel funds for the student from NSF or other funding sources and a plan for how the student can get support to cover expenses beyond the travel grant.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>The notification date is October 25, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>IMPORTANT DATES:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>Application Deadline:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'> October 20, 2019<br><b>Notification Deadline:</b> October 25, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>ELIGIBILITY:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>NSF Grants:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>To qualify, a student must be studying in an accredited U.S. institution at the time of attending DySPAN. We encourage first-time attendees who do not have an accepted paper and under-represented groups (women, minorities and people with disabilities), who do not need to have an accepted paper. Undergraduates and beginning graduate students will be strongly encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT CHAIR:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>Xiaonan Guo, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://dyspan2019.ieee-dyspan.org/xg6@iupui.edu"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>xg6@iupui.edu</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404041'>To apply, you need to send an email to the travel grant chair. A mandatory requirement is that you should include the following text in the email subject: "[DySPAN19 Student grant application] Student name<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>