Thanks to an award from NSF’s CNS Division, we have funding to sponsor travel and registration costs for 15 students affiliated with US institutions to participate in CPHS 2024! 

Beyond providing financial support to cover (or largely offset) meeting participation costs, we seek to create a sense of community among CPHS Fellows by establishing formal Mentorship and Orientation structures (if you are interested in serving as a Mentor, please email Kadriye Merve Dogan at dogank@erau.edu).

In order to be eligible for the program, a student applicant must be affiliated with US institutions and be an IFAC affiliate at the time of the application. To become IFAC Affiliates, registration is entirely free of charge and can be swiftly completed at affiliates.ifac-control.org

First-time conference attendees, underrepresented minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. In case the number of applicants for fellows program exceeds the budget, additional criteria will be used to select the applicants.

We encourage folks to apply regardless of whether they are co-author on a paper accepted for publication at the meeting – our intention is to help broaden participation in the community in this and future years.

Applicants must fill out the following form. Each application should include a letter of support from the applicant's advisor or immediate supervisor. The letter of support must be sent by the applicant's advisor via email to K. Merve Dogan (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair), dogank@erau.edu with copying k.merve.dogan@gmail.com. The subject of the letter should be “CPHS’24 Fellows support letter for [applicant’s full name].” Letters should include a short message of support of the student's application (less than ten lines) for the Fellows program. The letter must certify that the applicant is currently enrolled as a student and is planning to attend the CPHS’24.

The deadline for applications is October 1st 2024, 5pm (ET), but we will continue to evaluate applications on a rolling basis until all of our funds have been committed. 

We aim to make initial selections by October 5th for prospective Fellows who apply by the deadline.

This program provides support for registration, accommodation (2 nights), and per-diem. In the letter, please indicate if you are planning to cover other expenses (e.g., flight ticket, transportation, extra hotel stays, etc)

The limited amount of funds available will be applied in advance by the conference organizers to cover registration (student registration is not eligible for a manuscript upload) and/or lodging expenses, and there will be a reimbursement process for the per-diem and flight tickets (if self-purchased by student). 

The applicant must be a student in a US institution and an IFAC affiliate at the time of the application. To become IFAC Affiliates, registration is entirely free of charge and can be swiftly completed at affiliates.ifac-control.org

The selection criteria we will use are:

▪       financial need;

▪       institutional affiliation;

▪       potential benefit to applicant;

▪       potential benefit to CPHS community.

Our primary goal in establishing the Fellows program and connecting participants with Mentors is to incorporate people who either identify as being part of the CPHS community or who do not currently identify as being a part of the CPHS community but are in relevant areas of research (e.g., control theory, human-robot interaction, neuroscience, neuroengineering, health, human-computer interaction, accessibility, etc.)

The support per student will cover the hotel, per-diem, registration ($275), and up-to $500 flight costs, and in total not exceed $1300. 

We are still determining the exact processes for how travel expenses will be reimbursed – we will update this page and notify Fellows as soon as we are able.

However, all travel will need to conform to the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University travel policies, including the Fly America Act.

The CPHS Fellows program is led by Merve Dogan. Please direct questions to dogank@erau.edu . 

We want to thank Prof. Sam Burden of Univ. of Washington and Prof. Momona Yamagami of Rice University, who ran a similar program at CPHS 2022 in Houston, Texas, for their guidance and sharing valuable resources.