The NetGCoop 2025 conference is pleased to announce the availability of Travel Grants Sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation through PRTR and the European Union-NextGenerationEU, for the promotion of telecommunications studies in Spain. Students may apply following the application guidelines below.

Applications to travel grants for NetGCoop 2025 are invited from qualified full-time graduate and undergraduate students. To qualify, a student must: (i) be a full-time student registered toward a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in engineering or related field in a college or university when submitting the application; (ii) having never been enrolled in a Spanish university, and (iii) not have received a similar grant in the past 12 months.

Part of the travel grants will be reserved for under-represented groups (e.g., from the US NSF definition: women, people with disabilities, racial and ethnic groups such as blacks, hispanics, American Indians and Alaska natives) who do not have an accepted paper.

Application Procedure

Applications for a student travel grant will consist of:

1. A brief cover letter (maximum one page) from the student indicating:

     (1) the college/university programs the student has been enrolled in, and confirming that the student has never been enrolled in any Spanish university;

     (2) research interests and its alignment with NetGCoop 2025;

     (3) a statement about how coming to the conference would benefit the student’s career/research;

     (4)  (if applicable) whether the student is a first-time attendee and whether the student has authored a paper accepted at NetGCoop 2025 or a poster, providing the title of the contribution;

    (5) whether the student is from any under-represented groups;

    (6) whether the student has received travel grants before, and when.

2. A recommendation letter from the student’s advisor including the following:

    (1) Confirmation that the student is a graduate/undergraduate student in good academic standing;

    (2) the suitability of the NetGCoop 2025 program material to the student’s research are;

    (3) the availability of extra funding to cover travel expenses for the student;

    (4) commitment from the advisor to cover travel costs in excess of the travel grant.

3. The student’s CV.

4. An estimate of the following costs of attending NetGCoop 2025: Airfare, hotel, and conference registration. It is anticipated that travel grants will partially cover these costs.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applicants should send their applications through e-mail to josu.doncel@ehu.eus as follows:

1. With Subject: NetGCoop 2025 Student Travel Grant Application (please note, emails may be missed without this subject);

2. All materials as outlined above as a single PDF file attachment.

Important Dates

• Application deadline: 03 September 2025

• Acceptance notification: 09 September 2025

Contact

If you have any questions about travel travel grants, please contact the Josu Doncel (josu.doncel@ehu.eus).

Travel Grants Sponsors