Application for VLDB 2015 Travel Fellowship and Prof. Ram Kumar Memorial Travel Fellowships

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The VLDB Travel Fellowship Program provides financial support to students and faculty affiliated with universities with limited funding opportunities (e.g., universities in developing countries) to attend the VLDB 2015 conference to be held at Kohala Coast, Hawai'i, Aug 31 to Sep 4, 2015 (http://www.vldb.org/2015/). The long-term goal of the program is to encourage talented young scientists to pursue a career in database research.

This year, there are additional fellowships generously donated by the Prof. Ram Kumar Memorial Foundation, which will support 20 students to the tune of US$250 each, to cover expenses that they would otherwise incur out of their own funds.

WHAT DOES THE TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP PROVIDE?
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The VLDB travel fellowship helps defray the cost of conference attendance by providing free registration and an additional amount of (maximum) US$1,500 toward other costs such as travel and lodging. Fellowship recipients are responsible for their own travel arrangements, including health insurance, if necessary.

In addition the Prof. Ram Kumar Memorial Foundation, will support 20 students to the tune of US$250 each, to cover expenses that they would otherwise incur out of their own funds.

ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
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Applicants must be:
- full-time students in good standing (graduate or undergraduate), or postdoctoral fellows/researchers, or faculty members
- affiliated with universities with limited funding opportunities and that do not already have considerable presence at VLDB conferences.

Preference will be given to applicants who have
- a paper to present at the main conference or the workshops in VLDB 2015, or
- demonstrated interest in database research.

APPLICATION PROCESS
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Applicants should fill out the form below, and must also have a nominator (faculty advisor for student applicants, or senior faculty member or department head for faculty applicants), who will provide a recommendation letter. The same application will be used for both the VLDB travel fellowships and the Prof. Ram Kumar Foundation travel grants.

Both the form and letter must be submitted on or before June 22, 2015.

Nominators should provide the following information about himself/herself and the nominee as a simple text file attachment
- to vldbtravelgrant@gmail.com
- on or before June 22, 2015 with the subject line of the email
being "VLDB 2015 Travel Fellowship Nomination for <name-of-applicant-here>"

1. Nominator's Name.
2. Nominator's University/College and Position.
3. Name of applicant
4. A justification (in 100 words or less) for why the applicant deserves to receive this fellowship.
5. A short note about availability/non-availability of other funding sources.

The VLDB Endowment
www.vldb.org

Application Form

Your email address (type it in carefully or copy-paste it from your email reader to make sure there are no errors). *

Your name *

Your Country *

Your Institution *

Your department or major area *

E,g. CS, EE, ..

Your area of specialization (if applicable)

Are you a full-time student or a faculty member (you must be one of the two to qualify for the fellowship) *

If you are a student give the program you are enrolled in (PhD/Masters/Bachelors)

If you are a faculty member, give your current position and number of years as faculty member

Do you have a paper to be presented at VLDB 2014 (in any track/workshop) *

Did you submit a paper to VLDB 2014 (in any track/workshop) *

If your answer to either of the previous questions was yes, please give details of all your submissions to/presentations at VLDB 2014, including for each paper, the track/workshop, acceptance status, title, and full list of authors

Please specify (very briefly) any other publications/fellowships/awards/honors earned which may help us in making a decision.

List all other conferences you have attended (if any) in the past 3 years.

Please specify the total estimated cost for attending VLDB 2014; do NOT include cost of registration since that is included in the VLDB fellowship. *

Please give a brief breakup of the estimated cost above (travel, hotel, , visa, food, ...). When computing accommodation cost, please use the cheapest mode of accommodation listed on the conference page, and shared rooms with people you know if feasible. *

Please indicate how much funds you can get from other sources. *

Please provide a brief summary of funds availability from each of the potential sources mentioned above. In case there is uncertainity about availability/amount, mention it here. *

In 100 words or less, explain the reasons you are interested in database research *

Name and Email of Nominator *

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