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Introduction to the Program

The purpose of the Graduate Student Travel Grant Program at the 2026 International Conference on Smart Grid Synchronized Measurements and Analytics (SGSMA) is to encourage graduate students' attendance and presentation of their research to a broad audience from industry, government, and academia. The program provides free registration and accommodation for selected students. Students whose paper or poster are accepted are given priority in the final selection.

The number of student travel grants is limited, and awardees will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.

Selection Criteria

• Membership in IEEE.
• Authors/co-authors of accepted papers or poster presentations.
• First-time attendees or attendees from under-represented groups.
• Recommendation and support from the faculty advisor.

Selected Awardees Will Receive

• 4-night complimentary housing at the conference hotel in Santiago, Chile, in a room shared with another student of the same gender.
• A full conference registration waiver.

Students and their advisors are expected to secure additional funding from other sources to support travel and subsistence costs.

How to Proceed

• Submit an application through the application portal.
• Ask your advisor to submit a recommendation and acknowledgment of financial support for your travel to the conference.

Selections are made by the SGSMA 2026 organizing committee; all decisions are final. A letter for visa application purposes acknowledging the grant will be issued upon request.

Questions: please contact the organizing committee at sgsma.2026@usach.cl.