Bench 2023 Travel Grant#

Email: student.travel.grant.bench@gmail.com

The Travel Grant is a compensatory award that is available to applicants who have registered for the conference. The conference will be held Dec.3 – Dec.6 in Sanya, Hainan, China, all registers are eligible to apply. Since the total grant is a fixed amount, the amount that can be awarded to each register will depend on the number of awardees and will cover only a portion of your expenses.

There are two levels of Travel Grant: 2100 RMB (300 USD) for up to 20 people, and 700 RMB (100 USD) for up to 100 people. The final list of recipients of the Travel Grant will be announced during the conference banquet. Please note that individuals who have already applied for the family meal ticket are not eligible to apply for the Travel Grant.

Important information about travel grants:

• Recipients do not need to be authors/presenters to qualify for a travel grant.
• Travel Grant Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2023.
• Grantees must save original receipts and mail them in or present them at the conference to verify their expenditures.
• Expenses will be reimbursed after the conference.
• Awardees will be required to email the travel grant chair a short essay describing their Bench experience.

If you wish to apply for the grant, please contact student.travel.grant.bench@gmail.com.

Use the subject line "Bench 2023 Travel Grant Application." The travel grant application (a single consolidated pdf file) should include:

• A write-up stating the reason for attending Bench and a description of research interests. This should include information about whether you are presenting work at the conference.
• A resume of no more than One pages