ACM Student Scholarships & Programs
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
What is this?
Travel grants for computing research conferences, free/discounted student membership, mentoring, and competitive student scholarships across SIGs.
Am I eligible?
ACM student members and prospective students globally. Programs include ACM-W scholarships for women in computing to attend research conferences, ACM-W Athena Lecturer awards, and ACM Special Interest Group (SIG) student scholarships.
Target audience:
Eligible sectors:
What do I get?
$500-$2,000 travel grants; free/heavily-discounted student membership
Benefit details may vary based on your eligibility and location.
How to apply
Browse current programs at acm.org/membership/membership-options for student membership; ACM-W scholarships at women.acm.org.
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