Student Travel Awards Programs

Students enrolled in the North-East India institutes will be considered for both the ‘IEEE IAS North-East India Student Travel Awards’ as well as the "Memorial Awards". 

All the applicants will be considered for the ‘Professor Som Nath Mahendra Memorial Student Travel Awards’, ‘Professor Subhasis Nandi Memorial Student Travel Awards’, ‘Professor Paresh Chandra Sen Memorial Student Travel Awards’ and ‘Professor Ned Mohan Memorial Student Travel Awards’.

 Requirements for Student Travel Award Applicants

Before applying for the Student Travel Award, please note that it is mandatory to complete the following steps:

1. Full registration after acceptance of the submitted paper

2. Upload the camera-ready paper submission and eCF in CMT portal

Please ensure that you have completed these requirements before submitting your Student Travel Award application. This will ensure that your application is considered eligible for review.

Application Process

The students are required to  have following documents before submitting the Student Travel Award Applicants:

• Cover Letter mentioning the need for the travel support.

• Letter on the institute/college/university letterhead endorsed by the head of the Department/Dean/Supervisor with stamp endorsing your student status

• CV (2-page max)

• PDF(s) of the final camera-ready paper(s) [IEEE PDF eXpress check]

• Full paper registration transaction details

The application should be submitted through the following google form. 

Link to Submit Student Travel Award Application

Timeline

Start of application submission:       1 September, 2026

Deadline for application submission: 30 September, 2026

Results declaration: 10 October, 2026

The student must attend in-person and present the paper in-person to qualify for receiving the award. The certificate and the prize will be given on the 19th December 2026 during “Valedictory and Awards ceremony” of PEDES 2026.