EuroSys VMware Student Premier Conference Awards (SOSP 2009)

Call for Applications

A primary goal of the EuroSys society is to promote excellence in Computer Systems education, research and industry in Europe. As such, we are offering the opportunity for talented European PhD students to attend a top-class systems conference where they can be exposed to high-standard research in the company of peers from around the world.

EuroSys therefore offers TWO TRAVEL GRANTS for PhD students to attend the SOSP 2009 conference. SOSP has been the leading systems conference for over 40 years and has published countless influential results.

The travel grants will fully fund air travel to the conference (up to a preset limit sufficient from most European locations), registration fees and budget accommodation for up to 4 nights, which may involve sharing a room. Other costs, such as meals not already included in the registration fees, will not be reimbursed by EuroSys. Previous award winners are not allowed to apply. Recipients of an SOSP student scholarship are eligible, but will only receive top-up funding for expenses not already covered.

In return, we will ask travel grant recipients to carry out two tasks:

Distribute EuroSys fliers or posters at the conference.
Optionally, either write a real-time blog of the conference on the Eurosys conference blog, or write a trip report that we can post on the website later.

The EuroSys travel grant is a competitive award with recipients selected by merit rather than need. Note that it is not a strict requirement to be a member of EuroSys to apply, and free membership for the following year will be included as part of the grant.

The submission deadline is August 28th 2009 and no extension will be given.

If you wish to apply please address your application to travelgrants @ eurosys . org and include the following:

Your CV.
At most 1 paragraph summarising your current research.
At most 1 page on which paper you think is the most interesting in past proceedings of the SOSP conference and why.
If you are neither a PhD student at a European institution nor a member of EuroSys: explain why you think EuroSys should fund your trip.

We also require a short recommendation letter from your PhD advisor sent directly to travelgrants @ eurosys . org by the August 28th deadline.

Selection committee:

Rebecca Isaacs, Microsoft Research
Guillaume Pierre, VU university Amsterdam