IBPSA-USA

IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2024 Conference Student and Emerging Professionals Scholarships

IBPSA-USA SimBuild Conference Student and Emerging Professionals Scholarships

IBPSA-USA is pleased to offer scholarships for students and emerging professionals to attend the 2024 SimBuild Conference. Organized by IBPSA-USA, the conference will be held May 21–23, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. In addition, a hackathon, HackSimBuild, will take place before the conference. Scholarships include free conference registration and up to $1,200 in travel expenses. Funding is provided by the U.S Department of Energy, and approximately eight scholarships will be awarded. Find conference and hackathon information here on the main SimBuild website

Eligibility

  • Recipients must be either
    • a student enrolled at a U.S. university during the 2023/2024 academic year, or
    • a practicing professional in the energy modeling field working in the U.S., who has graduated in 2021 or later.

What’s Covered

  • Free conference registration, and
  • Up to $1,200 reimbursement for:
    • Hotel room for the duration of the conference.
    • Travel: airfare and ground transportation.

How to Apply

  • You will be asked to provide:
    • Title of your conference presentation or paper submission (if applicable)
    • A letter describing your background and motivation for attending the conference (up to one page)
    • CV or resume
    • Contact information for a faculty sponsor or employer

How Applications Will Be Evaluated

  • Students will receive priority
  • Applicants presenting at the conference will receive priority
  • Applicants participating in the HackSimbuild’24 will receive priority 
  • Compelling letters will receive priority
  • Earlier application submissions will receive priority
  • Faculty sponsors or employers may be contacted to confirm eligibility

What Happens if You Receive an Award

  • Reimbursements will be made after the conference after submitting an expense claim form (to be sent directly to scholarship recipients). Receipts are required. Advance payment will be considered in cases of hardship.
  • Reimbursements will be in US dollars via electronic funds bank transfer or check. 

Timing

  • January 19, 2024 January 31, 2024Applications due by 11:59 pm PST
  • March 13, 2024Awards announced
  • May 21-23, 2024 - Conference Dates
  • June 20, 2024 Deadline for submission of expenses

Questions

  • Contact Christine Do, Executive Director IBPSA-USA, christine@ibpsa.us