Research Student Bursaries

SGES is pleased to announce the introduction of an annual series of bursaries to allow full-time research students to attend the tutorials at the ES200x series of conferences. The bursary may also be used to support attendance at the Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) workshop that runs in parallel with the tutorials.

Although the tutorials and workshop represent excellent value for money, the SGES Committee is conscious of the financial constraints placed on many research students. The Committee is therefore delighted to be able to offer this practical financial assistance.

Applications are now invited for bursaries to attend the tutorials/CBR workshop to be held on the first day of the forthcoming ES2001 conference (i.e. Monday 10th December 2001). This year's tutorial topics will be:

- Artificial Immune Systems: an Introduction;
- Implementing Rational Decision Making in Agent-Based Systems;
- How to Build a Practical Neural Network;
- Applications of Model-Based Reasoning.

Details of these tutorials can be found on the conference website.

Bona-fide full-time research students are invited to apply by email to Professor Adrian Hopgood adrian.hopgood@ntu.ac.uk. The closing date of Friday 23rd November 2001 will be strictly applied. Your application must include the following information:

- your name and email address;
- your research department's postal address;
- the name and address (if different from above) of your project supervisor;
- the title of your research project;
- confirmation of your SGES membership;
- a brief account (no more than 200 words) of why you wish to attend the tutorials or CBR workshop and why you would find the bursary helpful.

The latter section will be used by the Committee to help them allocate funds in the event that the bursaries are over-subscribed.

The guidelines for the bursary scheme are as follows:

(a) The bursary scheme will be open only to bona-fide full-time research students who are paid-up (student) members of SGES at the time of applying. (Student membership currently costs only £11 p.a. and can be taken out at any time.)

(b) No more than one such bursary will ever be made to the same individual.

(c) The Bursary will cover the following:

(i) Free attendance at tutorials/CBR Workshop
(ii) Meals, refreshments etc.
(iii) Welcome reception
(iv) Up to £50 towards the cost of travel (against receipts)

Please note that the bursary will NOT cover attendance at the other two days of the conference or overnight accommodation (we will provide the latter at the delegate rate of £35 a night if needed).

(d) Up to 10 bursaries will be awarded each year.