Funded Opportunity to Attend the FOCS 2026 Conference in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in New York
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2026) has opened applications for Travel Awards for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, which are travel grants designed to support students and postdoctoral researchers who need financial assistance to attend the conference in New York City, United States, from November 8 to 11, 2026.
FOCS is one of the leading international events and conferences in theoretical computer science, focusing on topics such as algorithms and data structures, artificial intelligence and machine learning from a theoretical perspective, cryptography, quantum computing, computational complexity, optimization, graph theory, and distributed and parallel algorithms.
Benefits
Selected recipients will receive:
- Waiver of the FOCS 2026 registration fee.
- Possible accommodation for the duration of the conference, depending on funding availability.
- Partial financial support to help facilitate conference attendance.
- The opportunity to attend all conference sessions and participate throughout the event.
- Networking opportunities with leading international researchers, academics, and professionals in theoretical computer science.
- Access to the latest research in algorithms, cryptography, machine learning, quantum computing, and computational complexity.
Eligibility criteria
Applications are open to:
- Students interested in the research areas covered by the FOCS Conference.
- Graduate students and other eligible students who need financial support to attend the conference.
- Postdoctoral Fellows.
- Applicants from universities, institutions, and countries around the world.
Priority is given in particular to:
- Students who are authors or co-authors of papers accepted at FOCS 2026 and do not have other sources of funding.
- Students who provide a strong and clear justification of how they would benefit from attending the conference.
- Postdoctoral researchers who are authors of accepted papers and do not have other financial support.
- First-time applicants.
- Students who have not recently received travel support to attend FOCS or STOC.
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