Citadel Conference Travel Grant

Citadel has launched the Citadel Conference Travel Grant to support students in STEM fields, currently enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s or PhD programs.

Benefits:

  • Full-Access Passes: Citadel will cover the entire cost of a full-access conference pass for selected applicant. (This excludes the Grace Hopper Celebration.)
  • Travel and Hotel: Citadel will provide round-trip airfare, lodging and travel vouchers to and from the airport.
  • Food Stipend: Grant recipients will also receive a meal stipend.
  • Exclusive Extras: Recipients will attend Citadel-hosted dinners and recruitment events at their chosen conference.

Eligible candidates:

  • Are currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s degree or PhD. We are particularly interested in applicants in mathematics, computer science, physics, statistics or another quantitative field.
  • If you are applying to attend a research conference that publishes papers (such as ICML or NeurIPS), preference will be given to applicants who have submitted at least one paper to that conference.”

Upcoming Conferences:

Grace Hopper Celebration
Conference: Anaheim, CA, October 27, 2026- October 30, 2026
Application deadline: September 25, 2026
Selected applicants will be notified by October 5, 2026
Apply 

NeurIPS
Conference: Sydney, Australia, December 6, 2026 – December 12, 2026
Application deadline: October 5, 2026
Selected applicants will be notified by October 9, 2026
Apply

Read more about the grant and selection process on the Citadel Careers Website.

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship