Student Support Programs

Application Procedures

There is a single application for both programs. The application website opens on June 1 (2024) and closes on June 15 (2024). To apply please follow these directions:

• Students must fill in the form available at this link. The form will open on June 1 (2024).
• After completing the form, the responses from the completed form (sent via email) must be saved as a pdf and submitted to Paperplaza as a “Student support” submission under “Submit a contribution to CCTA 2024”.
• The final step requires the advisor submitting a letter of support (details below).

A letter from each applicant’s advisor is required to complete the application. This letter must be sent via email to Francesca Parise, Student Activities Chair of the IEEE Control Systems Society, at fp264@cornell.edu. The subject of the letter should be “CCTA24 student support letter”. The letter must certify that the applicant is currently enrolled as a student and is planning to attend the CCTA 2024 and should include a short message of support of the student's application (less than 10 lines). In the case that the student applies for both the student workshop support and the student travel award, only one letter is required (but the letter should mention both programs).

Eligibility and Requirements

To be eligible for either program, an applicant must be a student member of both IEEE and CSS, at the time of the conference registration. Note that CSS stands for the Control Systems Society and membership requires a relatively small extra cost in addition to the IEEE Membership. Please click here for the details and benefits of IEEE CSS Student membership. Each applicant for travel support:

• must be an author or co-author of a paper accepted for presentation at CCTA 2024
• must register at the conference (More details on registration deadlines will be provided with the award notification. Please follow instructions therein.)
• must present a paper
   

Underrepresented minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. In case the number of applicants for travel support exceeds the budget, additional criteria will be used to select among the applicants. These additional criteria, in decreasing order of importance, prefer applicants who will present more than one paper at the conference, have been student members of the CSS since one, two, or more years, can demonstrate active participation in CSS. In case the number of applicants for workshop support exceeds the budget, the support will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

In addition, the selection committee may decide to limit awards where more than one presenter from the same institution would otherwise be offered an award to attend the same conference.