STUDENT GRANTS

Thanks to the generous support of ACM SIGAI and US NSF, we can provide student grants for participants at IUI 2026. Please refer to the following categories to learn the eligibility and application process. Note: A student can only get one award from the following categories. We suggest you apply the GMTA, whether you are student authors or not.

Category 1: Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA)

Descriptions and Application URL: https://sigchi.org/resources/gary-marsden-travel-awards/

Eligibility criteria: 

You must be a SIGCHI member at the time of application to be eligible. Read about membership and how to sign up on the SIGCHI website. Please note that ACM membership and SIGCHI membership are not the same. You can check which one you have via MyACM.

SIGCHI will consider only one presenter per submission. Also, SIGCHI will consider no more than one student per advisor, per submission cycle.

 If SIGCHI has a large number of applicants, they will prioritize first-time attendees and presenters. Acceptances can include papers, posters/extended abstracts, works in progress, demos, case studies, etc., though SIGCHI may consider the type of submission if we have many applicants. If you do not have a submission or it has not been accepted yet, however, you can still apply.

 Overall, SIGCHI will prioritize applications that demonstrate financial need and compelling benefit to the applicant in attending the conference.

Deadlines:

Deadlines are on the 9th of January, February, March, May, July, September, and November at 11:59 PM AoE.

Category 2: ACM IUI Student Grants

These funds were provided by ACM SIGAI and the US NSF. The eligibility and special rules can be found as follows. We may only waive registration costs for students studying in countries other than the USA. For students studying in US Universities, we may be able to cover your registration and partial travel expenses. To obtain these funds, please complete the application form below. Note: All student awardees are required to agree to work as student volunteers at the ACM IUI conference.

ACM SIGAI Student Travel Fund

Eligibility: Student Authors

Notes: Awardees must purchase ACM SIGAI membership on their own.

US NSF Grant

Eligibility: Student Authors who are studying in a university or college in the USA

Special Notes:
Awardees must purchase ACM membership on their own.

To get reimbursement of the airfare by using US NSF, you must book flights with US-flagged carriers (a carrier operating under a code share agreement with a US carrier is considered a US flag carrier, as long as the ticket is issued using the US flag carrier’s airline designator and flight number). Your airline ticket purchases comply with the Fly America Act (U.S. carrier or code-shared flights are used). Enclosed, please find links to the GSA Fly America Act and Code Share fact sheet.

For eligible flights with US-flagged carriers, we suggest you book flights directly from USA airlines, e.g., United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Hawaii Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, etc. Even if the flights are operated by a foreign airline (e.g., Air Canada), it is still eligible as long as you book the flights from US-based airlines. However, if the flight is secured via a travel agency (e.g., Priceline), it may not be eligible for reimbursement.

Application Forms (for student authors only): 

For students who are members of the AI section of the German CS association, there is a limited budget for travel support. Eligibility rules and application procedures can fe found at https://fb-ki.gi.de/en/travel-grants