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  • Please use the online registration link below to receive the discounted rate.
  • Reservation deadline: February 9, 2024
  • Please note that the number of discounted rooms is limited. We recommend to book rooms as soon as possible.
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Visa Support Letter

For visa support letters please contact the registration chair Jeremy Gummeson (jgummeso@umass.edu).

Student Travel Grant


ACM HotMobile 2024 is pleased to provide travel grants to support students attending the workshop. Underrepresented minorities (URM) and women students are particularly encouraged to apply.

To apply for a travel grant, the student applicant should submit the following documents before January 19th 2024 AoE:

  1. An academic CV.
  2. A personal statement (maximum one letter-size page in pdf format, no less than 9pt font size). The statement should include the following:
    • A brief summary of the student’s research interests and accomplishments to date.
    • A statement about why attending ACM HotMobile is important to the student.
    • An estimate of the following costs of attending ACM HotMobile 2024. It is anticipated that travel grants will partially cover these attendance costs. Please retain all receipts for reimbursement.
    • Mention if you are an ACM member. Provide your email and ID associated with the ACM membership.
  3. A recommendation letter from the advisor of the student applicant. The letter should provide the following:
    • A confirmation that the student is a bona fide Ph.D, Master’s, or undergraduate student in good academic standing at the given institution.
    • The impact of the ACM HotMobile program material on the student’s research progress and other benefits the student would derive from attending the workshop.
    • A statement of financial commitment to pay the remainder of the student applicant’s travel cost not covered by the grant.

The CV and the personal statement should be emailed to hotmobile-travel-grants@kiskeya.net. The recommendation letter should be emailed directly by the advisor to the same email address.

Selection Criteria

Selection will be based on student merit qualifications and financial need (e.g., travel distance/cost from home campus, availability of grant funds, etc.). Priority will be given to women, undergraduates, underrepresented minorities, and first-time attendees.

Important Dates

Travel Grant Application Submission Deadline: Jan 19th, 2024 AoE
Travel Grant Award Notification: Jan 26th, 2024 AoE
Deadline to Accept/Decline Travel Grant Award: Jan 30th, 2024 AoE

Grants Requirements/Restrictions

  • All application documents (by the student and the advisor) should be received on or before Jan 19th, 2024 AoE.
  • By accepting the travel grants students are committing to serve as student volunteers helping organize the workshop, if needed.
  • Student travel grants are meant to partially cover the cost of attending and participating in ACM HotMobile 2024. The only travel expenses that can be reimbursed are accommodation, workshop registration, and airfare. The grant recipients must retain original receipts for the reimbursement.
  • The travel grant applicant does NOT require to have a publication and/or presentation at the workshop.
  • The travel grants are on a reimbursement basis and subject to the availability of the funds.

Student Travel Grant Committee

  • Ramon Caceres (Chair)
  • Ardalan Amiri Sani