uArch @ ISCA Application Deadline:
March 7, 2025 March 1, 2025
Notification to Accepted Applicants:
Week of March 15, 2025
ISCA Conference:
June 21–25, 2025
uArch Main Workshop:
June 21/June 22, 2025
To apply for the workshop, fill out the form here.
For matching grant applicants, please have a sponsor fill out this form as well. Note you can also sponsor yourself.
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 $2200), albeit it will be more selective.
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
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. Click here for the sponsor form.
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 (a 2 minute video): 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).
All grant recipients must attend the uArch workshop and ISCA 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.
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 2025. For more information and to apply visit here.