Dear all,
I have been asked about conditions for DCSC funding.
Please find below the most important criteria (a more elaborate version is found on the IFIP web pages www.ifip.or.at).
Best regards Otto
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Experience shows that DC participants do not have the means to take part in key ICT meetings and conferences mainly due to lack of travel support. Such meetings usually outline the state-of the-art and the future development in the field and benefit specialists who can afford the cost of travel and participation. In order to give an chance to ICT specialists from developing countries IFIP proposes this grant scheme to enable DC professionals to take part in IFIP events held in industrially developed countries and to assist and promote participation of key lecturers in IFIP events in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe.
The key objectives of this project are to assist the participation of specialists and institutions from less advantaged countries in international ICT events, initiatives and projects by providing travel grants for IFIP conferences and supporting IFIP lecturers in developing countries [the lecturers' local living costs should be expected by the recipient organization]. Grant recipients and lecturers would be requested to deliver reports after the event describing their participation and experience and possible implications of the conference themes to research and applications in the country and region.
All applications need to be submitted by the respective national GA representative or TC Chair to the DCSC Chair, Dipak Khakhar dipak.khakhar@ics.lu.se. ONLY applications submitted by GA representatives and TC Chairs as focal points of this scheme would be considered.
A maximum of 3 applications per country or per Technical Committee could be considered. The maximum amount allocated for a single application should not exceed 1,000 EURO for participation within a given region and 1,500 EURO for participation involving travel to another region.
The grants are intended to assist travel and living expenses and conference registration fees. Eligible for this scheme are societies and individuals from developing and Central and Eastern European Countries.
All applications need to contain the following information:
1. Applicant Society or TC and priority of application from 1 to 3. 2. For what purpose is the grant requested: [i.e. which IFIP conference] 3. Additional contribution from Society (additional financial support), Technical Committee (TC Fund) and event organizer (such as waiving of conference fee). 4. Beneficiary; name and address of individual or organization who would directly benefit from the grant 5. Expected result (what benefits are expected from eventual participation) 6. Bank account (with complete bank details to which the sum, if approved, should be transferred).
A one page report including financial statement and supporting receipts should be submitted after the event.