Updates:

• April 1: 2024: There are some last minute uArch travel grants available for students from Central and South America.  The grants are for undergrad and early Master's students from South and Central America, and will cover travel to Buenos Aires, lodging, and registration for uArch and ISCA.  To apply for a travel grant to the workshop, fill out the form here. The deadline to apply is April 23rd, and students will be notified by May 3rd, 2024. 

• March 1, 2024: The general travel grant application process is now closed. 

• Feb 21, 2024: The uArch travel travel grant application deadline has been extended to 11:59 pm EST on Friday March 1, 2024. All applications will be reviewed based on their merit regardless of when they were submitted. 

• Applications for travel grants are open!!
  To apply for a travel grant to the workshop, fill out the form here.
  For matching grant applicants, please have a sponsor fill out this form also. Note you can also sponsor yourself.
  January 2024: This year, we're excited to announce two editions: one in Buenos Aires alongside ISCA and a smaller edition collocated with MICRO in Austin, Texas. The workshop is open to all undergrad and masters students! As in previous years, we will fully and partially fund a subset of students, prioritizing inclusion, with a special encouragement for students in South and Central America to apply to our ISCA edition. Please note that our MICRO workshop will be smaller and we will only be offering partial funding. While we cannot provide full funding for MICRO, we strongly encourage North American students to apply.

Applications

This workshop targets undergrads, who typically do not have advisors or departmental support to attend conferences. Early Master's students are also eligible to apply, as well as recent graduates who are currently in industry but are planning to apply to graduate school.

To encourage expanded reach and greater participation by students regardless of financial means, we are enabling professors and universities to cover part of the travel and expenditure through matching travel grants. If no such partial funding is available, students are still eligible to apply for the full grant (limit of $2000), albeit it will be more selective.

Eligibility: uArch welcomes undergrads who may be interested in graduate studies in Computer Architecture, but who do not have an extensive network or guidance to make an informed decision on the topic. Early Master's students are also eligible to apply, as well as recent graduates who are currently in industry but are considering applying to graduate school

Matching Travel Grant: uArch provides a matching grant that covers conference hotel and registration fees for the student with the aim that a professor or the school covers the remaining costs. For local attendees who do not require air travel, we expect this grant to cover most of the costs. Check here for more details. 

Selection Criteria: Applicants will be reviewed by a panel, with factors influencing the decision including: 

• Year in school: Sophomores and Juniors have higher priority, but all applicants, including ones who are considering re-entering graduate school from industry, are encouraged to apply. 

• Statement of interest: Applicants who can benefit from guidance about graduate school, networking contacts, and information about Computer Architecture are prioritized. 

• Diversity and inclusion: Membership in underrepresented groups in computer architecture (e.g., gender, race, ability, first in family to attend college, interdisciplinary educational background, LGBTQ status).

Requirements for Grant Recipients: All grant recipients must attend the uArch workshop and ISCA/MICRO in person.

We will fund as many students as possible. Note that funding may not be available for students from U.S.-sanctioned countries, but all students are welcome to attend.

Additional funding for women undergraduate and graduate students: ACM-W provides support for women undergraduate and graduate students in Computer Science and related programs to attend research conferences. The application deadline is April 15 for conferences taking place in June—July 2024. For more information and to apply visit here.