Travel Grants

CODS 2025, with generous support from the sponsors, will provide travel assistance to a limited number of full-time students from degree granting institutions to attend the conference in person. While students with accepted papers are given preference, there are a limited number of grants for other students who are interested in attending. The goal is to promote participation of students from a diverse set of institutions and backgrounds who can benefit from attending a leading conference on data science and engaging with experts and their peers. Students who are provided the travel grant MUST attend all four days of the conference in-person.

The travel grant includes monetary support up to INR 5,000 to cover the travel, conference registration at nominal rate, and shared accommodation at no cost. The accepted applicants will have to first register for the conference to avail the grant.

How to submit the application

Please submit your travel grant application that includes the applicant’s information and a statement of purpose. The form is available as part of the main conference submission site:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CODS2025/.
Please register to create an account if you do not have one already, and create a new submission under the ‘Student Travel Grants’ track.

Instructions for filling out the form

  • Applicant’s Information
    • Email Address: Your institution email id
    • Name: Applicant’s full name
    • Institution: Name and address of the current place of study
    • Program: Bachelor’s (BE/BTech/BS), Masters (ME/MTech/MS), Dual Degree, PhD, Other (specify)
    • Branch: e.g., Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, etc.
    • Year of study in program: e.g., In second year of a 4-year program or 2nd year of PhD program
  • Statement of Purpose (main submission, 1 page max, PDF)
    • Applicant’s research interest and current accomplishments, and their future research plans
    • A description of how the grant will help them with their research plans
    • Any other information that the applicant feels relevant for supporting their application

Deadlines

  • Please fill out the application form before 11:59PM IST, 20th October, 2025.
  • The decision will be made and communicated by 11:59PM IST, 31st October, 2025.
  • Candidates must register for the conference by 7th November, 2025 to avail themselves of the scholarship.