Student Programs

Students, recent graduates and early-career professionals are encouraged to take advantage of CLEO: 2013 Student Programs and Career Services.

APS/DLS Student Travel Grant
APS/DLS Child Care Grant
IEEE Photonics Society Awards
Incubic/Milton Chang Student Travel Grant

APS/DLS Student Travel Grant Program (These are restricted to members of DLS)

We are now accepting applications for Student Travel Grants to assist with travel costs to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Quantum Electronics (CLEO: 2013), 9-14 June 2013 in San Jose, California.

The deadline for receipt of complete applications is May 1, 2013.

Through this program, DLS will provide partial funding (up to $500) for a limited number of graduate students to attend and participate in the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Quantum Electronics (CLEO: 2013, USA). To be eligible, an applicant must be a full-time graduate student, a member of the Division of Laser Science, and the presenting author on an oral or poster paper. The recommending faculty mentor must also be a member of DLS.

Applicants should submit an application and a recommendation form from a faculty advisor. Applicants are required to email their acceptance letter or attach it to the application upon receiving the official notice. Priority will be given to a single awardee per research group. Checks will be issued at the meeting.

Application Form (www.aps.org/units/dls/upload/student-application.pdf)

Recommendation Form (www.aps.org/units/dls/upload/student-recommendation.pdf)

Submit your requests to:
Anne Myers Kelley
DLS Secretary/Treasurer
School of Natural Sciences
University of California, Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
amkelley@ucmerced.edu

APS/DLS Child Care Grant Program

Grants of up to $500 are available to assist DLS members who are bringing children to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Quantum Electronics  (CLEO: 2013), 9-14 June 2013 in San Jose, California, USA) or who incur extra expenses in leaving them at home (e.g., extra daycare or babysitting services). To receive funds, applicants must submit a reimbursement request along with original receipts no later than July 14, 2013. Grant recipients will be notified prior to the conference. Funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.  In the event that the number of requests for grants exceeds the funding available, preference will be given to applicants in the early stages of their careers.

Eligible costs include babysitters (onsite at the conference location or at home) and airfare/hotel for a caregiver to accompany the child to the conference location. Meals, toys, onsite transportation and tickets to museums or other attractions are not eligible for reimbursement. Grant recipients are solely responsible for their choice of child care provider; APS-DLS does not endorse any child care providers.

Applications must be received by May 1, 2013. To apply, please complete the Application Form  (www.aps.org/units/dls/upload/childcare-grant.pdf) and send it to:

Anne Myers Kelley
DLS Secretary/Treasurer
School of Natural Sciences
University of California, Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
amkelley@ucmerced.edu

IEEE Photonics Society Awards Information

The IEEE Photonics Society has numbers Awards which it’s members can apply. Please visit Awards Information (photonicssociety.org/award-info) to see if you qualify.

Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant

Application Deadline: 29 March 2013 - Extended

Funded by an endowment from Milton and Rosalind Chang, this program provides 10 travel grants of US $500 each to students presenting papers at CLEO (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics). Travel grants are awarded to the presenter and usually the first author of the paper.

All of the following information MUST be included in the grant application:

• A letter of support from the student
• A letter of support from the student's advisor
• An estimated budget for the trip
• A copy of the paper abstract

View a sample application.

Students should also include home mailing address and email address. US students should include their social security number, which is required to process the check. Both letters of support should describe the importance of the student's work and must clearly demonstrate the need for the grant. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

The deadline for grant applications for CLEO is 29 March 2013. Note: These grants are not available to students who present at QELS.

Email your application to: IncubicMiltonChangTravelGrant@osa.org

If you do not have email access, you may mail your application to:
Incubic/Milton Chang Student Travel Grant Committee
Optical Society of America
2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036 USA

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