On a competitive basis to attend IEEE WCNC 2026, the IEEE Communications Society offers two grants to students or individuals who are financially limited.
Please review the grant descriptions in the tabs below.
Important Dates
Application Deadline: Coming Soon
Notification Date: Coming Soon
Available Travel Grants
IEEE Communications Society offers a limited number of student travel grants (in US Dollars) to students who have registered and co-authored an accepted paper in the WCNC 2026 conference, on a competitive basis. Each award is subject to travel reimbursement.
Applicant Eligibility
- The student applicant must be a student member of the IEEE Communications Society (not just a student member of IEEE).
- The student applicant must be a co-author of an accepted paper in WCNC 2026 conference and present it at the conference in person.
- The student applicant must be a full-time student registered toward a Bachelor’s, Masters’, or PhD degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field in a college or university when submitting their applications.
- During the expense reimbursement stage, the student applicant must show proof of having registered to attend the WCNC 2026 conference.
A student who is awarded a student grant must register, attend and present the paper at the conference. Payment will only be made to grant recipients who submit the expense report (with receipts) within 45 days after the conference. More details will be provided to the students who are selected to receive a ComSoc Student Travel Grant award.
We encourage participation from underrepresented groups and diverse institutions across all geographical regions. Women, minorities, beginning graduate students, and first-time conference attendees, are especially encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Click on the link below to start the application. Please have the following materials ready:
- IEEE ComSoc Student Membership Number: Applicants must be current Student Members of the IEEE Communications Society (not just IEEE student members) at the time they apply for the grant.
- Student’s up-to-date CV / Resume: This document should include citizenship and study level (undergraduate or graduate); the document may include ethnicity and gender (optional, used to broaden the participation of under-represented students).
- Advisor Supporting Letter: This is a reference letter from the student’s advisor. We ask that the advisor confirms that the student has full-time status and is in good academic standing at the given institution.
- Student Statement Letter: A half to one-page letter from the student should include the following information: (1) A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date (students should demonstrate a serious interest in networking, through their coursework and projects). (2) A statement on the purpose of attending the conference.
- Conference Registration Confirmation Number: Applicants must register to attend the conference. Have your registration confirmation ready. To view the registration page, click here {insert link to registration page}.
- Estimate of the Travel Costs. This is just an estimate of what the grant money would be used towards, including conference registration, airfare, and hotel.
IEEE Communications Society Conference Travel Grants (CTG) are a newly established IEEE ComSoc grants program, which aims at providing partial financial support for participation in IEEE ComSoc conferences. The requirements for eligibility to the CTG are:
Applicant Eligibility
- Applicant must be a ComSoc member
- He/she must be a conference participant
- Unable to obtain sufficient substantial funding from own institution or other sources, and forced to cover most of or all the associated expenses with own funds
Priority will be given to:
- Authors of the Specific Conference Papers
- Presenters of accepted talks
- Those residing in a country with a low Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
A committee of volunteers will be appointed for each selected event to gather and evaluate requests for support, based on the following agreed rules:
The candidate will make a request for financial support by giving the reason for the trip and with a detailed estimation of traveling costs and why he/she cannot obtain such funding. The candidate will indicate his/her financial shortcomings.
CTG will be paid as reimbursement after the conference and only if the goal of the request is achieved. A recipient of CTG cannot accumulate any other ComSoc Grants for the specific conference.
Depending on the number of eligible candidates, each conference travel grant at WCNC 2026 will have a minimum value of (Coming Soon) and a maximum value of (Coming Soon).
How to Apply
Click on the link below to start the application. Please have the following materials ready:
- Short CV
- Country of residence and country of birth
- ComSoc member number
- Accepted paper number (if any)
- Estimate of the Travel Costs. This is just an estimate of what the grant money would be used towards, including conference registration, airfare, and hotel.
Any non-compliant request will not be considered. Ranking of the candidates will be done in this order of descending priority:
- GDP per capita of the country of residence/work
- Distance of the country of residence/work from the conference venue
- Paper/talk review evaluation
Non-Discrimination
IEEE is committed to the principle that all persons shall have equal access to programs, facilities, services, and employment without regard to personal characteristics not related to ability, performance, or qualifications as determined by IEEE policy and/or applicable laws.
Questions
Please address any questions to the Travel Grant Chair with a mandatory subject:
IEEE WCNC 2026 Last Name: Question.
WCNC 2026 Travel Grant Chair
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