COMSNETS 2026 Travel Grants

Travel Grant Application is Closed!!

The COMSNETS 2026 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the availability of travel grants to support attendance at COMSNETS 2026 (https://www.comsnets.org/) in Bengaluru, India, on January 6-10, 2026. These grants aim to facilitate domestic and international travel for students, particularly those from underrepresented geographies, communities, as well as students with accepted papers, posters, and demos. Graduate Student Forum participants and Student Volunteers are also eligible for local travel grants. Subject to funding, limited support may also be provided to non-author participants.

All awardees must register at full rates for the conference (and workshop, if attending) to qualify.

COMSNETS 2026 will provide partial travel support in the form of reimbursement. The reimbursements will be provided towards the end of the conference upon submission of original receipts and completion of the appropriate forms. The actual amount to be awarded will be determined based on available funds and will be announced to the travel grant awardees. A list of travel grant awardees will be posted on the conference website.

It is required for all travel-grant awardees to attend all the days of the conference and participate in all sessions. The awardees may also be requested to transcribe some of the sessions. The resulting summaries may be posted on the conference website, along with the names of the authors.

If you are keen to meet and interact with global experts, we strongly encourage you to apply for COMSNETS 2026 travel grants!

Important Dates

How to Apply

There are two forms required for the COMSNETS 2026 Travel Grant application:

1. Student Travel Grant Application Form (To be completed by the student applicant): https://forms.gle/eqWmrAG38W4qzarJ8
2. Advisor Recommendation Form (To be completed by the student’s academic advisor): https://forms.gle/WQcK4xmU76HNELku8

Please ensure both forms are submitted before the deadline for your application to be considered.

Important note:

• The travel grant covers travel expenses and local conveyance from and to the airport/railway station/bus station.
• Registration fees and boardings are NOT covered in the travel grant.
• Registration for all the 3 days of the conference MUST be done before applying for the travel grant.
• The travel grant awardees need not have to attend the workshops unless they have an accepted paper in any of the workshops.
• The travel grant awardees need to register for the main conference and attend the conference on all three days.
• Participation in only the workshops or attending only one day of the conference is NOT eligible for the travel grant.
• Travel grants would be strictly released against the original receipts/tickets.

Contact

For any queries, please email Travel Grants Co-Chairs at TravelGrantComsnets26@gmail.com

Travel Grants Co-Chairs

Bhuvana Krishnaswamy

University of Wisconsin, Madison
USA

Tarun Mangla

Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi, India

Travel Grant Distribution