Win up to $2,000 in Scholarship Funds to Attend Building Simulation 2019 in Rome

IBPSA-USA is pleased to offer up to five scholarships for students and young professionals to attend the IBPSA Building Simulation Conference in Rome Italy, September 2-4, 2019. Funding is provided by the U.S Department of Energy. Find conference information at http://buildingsimulation2019.org/
Eligibility
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Only open to IBPSA-USA members. Not a member? Sign-up here.
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Recipients must be either
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a student at a university in the USA during the fall term 2017, or
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a practicing professional in the energy modeling field, who has graduated from a USA university in 2016 or later.
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What’s Covered
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Conference registration.
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Shared hotel room costs for the duration of the conference. Recipients will share rooms.
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Travel allowance for airfare and ground transportation to the conference.
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Note that up to $2,000 can be reimbursed for the costs outlined above only.
How to Apply
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You will be asked to provide:
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Title of your conference presentation or paper (if applicable)
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A letter describing your background and motivation for attending the conference (up to one page)
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Contact information for a faculty sponsor or employer
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How Applications Will Be Evaluated
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Students will receive priority
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Applicants presenting at the conference will receive priority
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Compelling letters will receive priority
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Earlier application submissions will receive priority
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Faculty sponsors or employers may be contacted to confirm eligibility
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Submission of a short video presentation of your paper topic to The Next Big Ideas site will receive priority.
What Happens if You Receive an Award
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Reimbursements will be made after the conference following submission of an expense claim form (available here: https://goo.gl/Vibvp0). Receipts are required. Advance payment will be considered in cases of hardship.
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Reimbursements will be in the form of a check in US dollars.
Timing
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June 7, 2019 – Applications due by 5pm PST.
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June 21, 2019 – Awards announced
Questions
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Contact Mike Wilson, Executive Director IBPSA-USA, mike@ibpsa.us