Travel support for participants who self-identify as marginalized and/or underrepresented in the QoMEX community.
This grant intends to promote the participation of researchers (in academia and industry) from underrepresented groups. Additionally, it can promote research collaborations and higher involvement of underrepresented attendees in future conference editions. Awards will be provided, with the exact value depending on the geographical areas (to maximize our reach), diversity (to improve inclusion), and topics (to expand into new areas).
Award requests should be sent to the Diversity / Inclusion email (diversity@qomex2025.com) with “QoMEX 2025 diversity travel grant application” as email topic.
Important dates:
Awards requests will be processed and granted in two rounds:
- First round
- Submission by June 4 (after full paper notifications)
- Notification by June 11
- Second round:
- Submission by July 18 (after short paper notifications)
- Notification by July 24
The request should provide the following information:
- A CV [max. 2 pages]
- A motivation letter [max. 1 page] including:
- Geographical area
- Previous history of QoMEX attendance (first-time attendees are strongly encouraged to also apply) and motivation for participating in this year’s conference.
- The reason for self-identifying as marginalized and/or underrepresented
- Why lack of funding
- The accepted paper ID if applicable
- An detailed overview of the requested support.
The application is open for all career levels (incl. students). In the case of multiple applications that would exceed the budget, preference will be given to authors with accepted papers and without other opportunities for external funding.