Travel Grants to Attend the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore

Departmental Nomination Deadline: 5 p.m., Tuesday, December 6

The Graduate College is offering a limited number of travel grants for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to attend the fifth annual Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS). GYSS is an international multidisciplinary research conference held in Singapore January 15-20, 2017, and it will bring together young researchers with acclaimed science and technology leaders from around the world. Speakers include recipients of the Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Award, Millennium Technology Prize, and the IEEE Medal of Honor. 

Doctoral students and postdocs age 35 and younger in all STEM fields are eligible. Applicants apply through their departments, and each department may submit one nomination. For details, visit the GYSS listing in our Fellowship Finder database.

A complete application must include:

1. Cover letter from the applicant explaining why he/she wishes to attend the conference (maximum 1 page, single-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman). 

2. CV (maximum 2 pages, with at least 11 point font throughout).

3. Research Summary from the applicant explaining his/her current research, complete with statement of problem, significance, research question (or hypothesis, aims, or engineering goal, depending on field), and methods.  The Research Summary must be a maximum of 1 page, single-spaced, with 1-inch margins and 12-point font, and in Times New Roman. The Research Summary must be written in a manner that can be understood by a non-expert.

4. Letter of recommendation from the applicant's advisor (maximum 2 pages, 1-inch margins, 12-point font).

Nominations must be submitted by the department and only one nomination can be submitted, so interested applicants must forward all materials to Lance Cooper by no later than Monday, Dec. 5, so we can make a final selection and get the nomination to the Grad College by the Dec. 6 deadline.