Support Requests

Financial support will be available to a limited number of participants.  Preference will be given to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows whose participation is not fully supported by other sources.  Requests for support requests should be submitted as soon as possible — but no later than March 15, 2007.  To do so, please complete and submit  the following form.  You will be informed by March 30 about your request.

Important:  For information regarding visa requirements, click here.

Reimbursement Procedures. 
The following reimbursement procedures must be followed by those whose requests for support have been approved. Upon arriving at the workshop site, please ask the staff person at the registration desk to provide you with the necessary forms you must fill out and return prior to your departure. We will need the following information:

1. Passport
2. U.S. visa
3. I-94 form, issued at the U.S. border. (Canadian visitors are not required to have an I-94 when entering the  U.S.)
4. IAP-66 (if you are on a J1 Visa)
5. Airplane ticket (with original ticket stubs). Please note: if your request for support is approved, we will only be able to reimburse air fare expenses if you have taken a U.S. flag carrier flight. For details about these requirements, please click here.
6. You will also need to fill out a form that will be available at the registration desk.
7. Reimbursement checks will be mailed after the conference is over. Due to the University requirements for processing these, it is not possible to provide any reimbursement checks during the conference.