The SIGIR Student Travel Award Program provides funding for students who are members of ACM SIGIR to help cover the cost of attending and contributing to JCDL 2025.

SIGIR is pleased to offer Student Travel Awards for students presenting their accepted contributions at JCDL 2025.

For awardees, the award will cover the cost of registration (main conference and workshops/tutorials if desired).

Eligibility

To be eligible, the student must:

• Be a SIGIR member. (SIGIR student travel awards are only open to SIGIR members. If you are not, you can click here to join SIGIR before continuing.)
• Be an author of an accepted contribution.
• Be the author presenting said contribution.

These awards are competitive (i.e., not every applicant will receive an award).  We will prioritize students presenting with accepted contributions on the main conference track; students from underrepresented countries; and students who have not received an award in the past.

Application Procedure

To be considered for an award, the student must submit an application and their academic advisor must complete a statement of support. A link will be sent directly to the advisor as soon as the student provides all the information requested in their application.

Important dates

• Award Application Submission Deadline: November 12, 2025
• Award Acceptance Notification: November 21, 2025
• All deadlines are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

The application and statement of support must be submitted before the end of the application period.

Please do not register for the conference ahead of the notification date as SIGIR cannot reimburse registration fees. If awarded a travel award, you will receive a code for a registration fee waiver.