Apply

To apply for the workshop, fill out the form here. 
For matching grant applicants, please have a sponsor fill out this form in addition to the application form. (You may sponsor yourself.)

Note: The conference will be held in Raleigh, NC, USA, and we will notify award recipients on March 16th. International students may require travel visas to enter the US. To determine whether you need a Visa and requirements for applying for a Visa, please refer to the following websites:

• https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit.html 

• https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html 

We welcome any undergraduate or early Master’s student to attend the workshop whether you have applied to and received grants from us!

Important Dates

uArch @ ISCA Application Deadline:
March 6, 2026

Notification to Grant Recipients:
March 16, 2026

Final acceptances:
March 31, 2026

ISCA Conference:
June 27 - July 1, 2026

uArch Workshop Date:
June 28, 2026

Applications

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, albeit it will be more selective. 

Eligibility

This workshop targets undergraduate students, 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.

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. Click here for the sponsor form. 

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 (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).

Requirements for Grant Recipients

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.

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 2026. For more information and to apply visit here.

Travel Grant Details

Here is a guideline for how we will cover costs this year. We always try to support students if these costs do not cover your circumstances. Please reach out and let us know.