Broadening participation in MDM 2026

We offer awards to help students and early-stage researchers who belong to underrepresented communities to broaden participation in MDM 2026. These grants are possible via sponsorship funds that come from IEEE TCDE.

• One award is a maximum of 500$, but different amounts might be allocated to winners based on the actual funds availability.
• The sums spent by the awardee will be reimbursed only after they have been spent and after the actual conference participation.
• Covered expenditures include only transportation costs and accommodation costs.
• Awardees are responsible for making their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.
• Awardees will be contacted before the event with further details regarding the reimbursement process and allowed expenditures.

These awards aim to promote a more diverse participation in computer and data science events. The following factors will be considered in the selection. We thus encourage applicants to highlight them in their applications:

• Applicants who are students (undergraduate, graduate, or PhD), or early career researchers.
• Eligible applicants that are affiliated with an institution located in a low or lower-middle-income country, as defined in https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/the-world-by-income-and-region.html, and primarily conduct their research activity in that country.
• Priority will be given to applicants with accepted papers at IEEE MDM 2026 and registered for the conference.

To apply, you need to submit this application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTTHPZ276wEeosw33m2LIQ9UcjLx95RIhAjLyr9Mz8lrRxQg/viewform?usp=header

Please note that we may ask all grant recipients to volunteer for a few hours at the registration desk sometime during the conference week. You get to pick your time slots, so you will not be forced to miss anything you want to attend.

• The deadline for applications is June 7, 2026 Anywhere on Earth (AoE).
• Notification is due June 10, 2026.

• Awardee recipients must register and attend the full conference.
• Awardees will be asked to produce evidence of their expenditures (via receipts, confirmation of payments, et al.)