The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) awards multiple (a maximum of 8) travel grants ($1,500 each) annually to help graduate students attend the annual IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. The grant does not include the conference registration fee.

To be eligible, each applicant must…

• be a graduate student (MS or PhD) at the time of application enrolled in electrical engineering or a related field at an accredited institution of higher learning.
• be an IEEE AP-S student member.
• have the endorsement of a faculty advisor who is a member of IEEE AP-S.
• have submitted at least one first-authored paper to be presented at the AP-S Symposium.

A student may receive only ONE travel grant. Previous award winners are not eligible. An advisor may endorse only ONE applicant at a time.

Selection criteria:

Applications must be submitted by the deadline and must include all items listed below to be considered for review. All application materials must be written in English and be integrated into a single PDF document:

• Completed online application form via the link below (after submitting the form, print a PDF copy of your response to be combined with other items below): https://ieeeaps.wizehive.app/program/ieee-aps-jvtg/info?cycleId=1CUtYHisQ2mJAnaiK1YbTr
• First-authored conference paper to be presented at the AP-S Symposium.
• Brief curriculum vitae or resume no more than two pages long that includes periods of attendance at all schools, expected and completed graduation dates, and a list of published and submitted journal and conference papers.
• Recommendation letter from a faculty advisor, who must be a member of the IEEE AP-S. The letter should discuss the student's aptitude to perform the research, and provide justification for the student's need for the travel grant.

Applications must include all items listed above to be considered for review. Application materials must be written in English and submit online here.

Each travel grant recipient will be required to submit a photo that may be used in an announcement during the symposium and/or in the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine, and to complete a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W 8 or W 9. Disbursement of award funds are contingent on receipt of the photo and the appropriate form. All applicable taxes are the responsibility of the recipient. This award is administered in accordance with the IEEE policy on conflict of interest.

Enquiries may be directed to:

Mahesh Abegaonkar
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Email: mpjosh@care.iitd.ac.in; abegaonkar.mahesh@gmail.com