We are happy to announce that two organizations have generously contributed funds to support participation by full-time students in ISWC 2008. The Semantic Web Science Association (SWSA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide 10,000 Euro and 20,000 USD respectively, with NSF funds being earmarked to support students attending U.S. Universities. We anticipate that the SWSA funds will support 10 awards of 1000 Euro, and that the NSF funds will support 13 awards of approximately 1500 USD.
Our goal is to encourage students who want to become part of the Semantic Web research community, and we hope that participation in ISWC 2008 will be a significant event in the graduate careers of the selected students.
In selecting applications for travel support, preference will be given to students selected to participate in the doctoral consortium, followed by students who are first author on a paper accepted at the conference, followed by students who have other authorship on a conference or related workshop paper.
Details on how to apply are at http://iswc2008.semanticweb.org/general-info/student-fellowships/
Applications are due August 15, with notification of success by Sept. 1.