Support:

Support is available for graduate students and fresh PhDs. The bulk of support will be in the form of housing. We may also provide partial travel support depending upon the funds left. Funding is kindly provided by the NSF through an FRG grant.

Applications for support will open in spring 2011, with a deadline to be announced.

Please be aware of below required documentation for travel reimbursements.

Documentation for support:

We will need receipts for all travel expenses. Due to tightening of both Federal and university regulations concerning the disbursement of NSF funds, we have been told that we will have to be very careful about documenting our support of non-US citizens.

All non-US citizens must show the required visa documentation in order to have their hotel and/or travel expenses paid for. US citizens must furnish Social Security Number and home address. Legal resident aliens must present their green card. Other foreign nationals must show proof of one of the following visa types:

* B-1 or WB visas with an I-94 form (Front and Back) and a Declaration Form.
* J-1 visas with an I-94 (Front and Back) and DS-2019 form, and a letter from the International Office of the hosting University stating that the Professor is eligible to be paid.
* F-1 visas with an I-94 (Front and Back) and I-20 form.
* TN visas need I-94 forms (Front and Back).

Travel Restrictions:

Since our funding comes from the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) we are mandated to adhere to the following rules: "If you are offered partial travel support in the form of travel reimbursement, please note that your trip must be on U.S. airline flights or we cannot reimburse you for the ticket."

More precisely,

"any air transportation to, from, between, or within a country other than the U.S. of persons or property, the expense of which will be assisted by NSF funding, must be performed by or under a code-sharing arrangement with a U.S.-flag air carrier if service provided by such a carrier is available. Tickets (or documentation for electronic tickets) must identify the U.S. flag air carrier's designator code and flight number."

To simplify the reimbursement process we request that you provide us with a ticket that shows the itinerary, the form of payment (e.g. MC/VISA/AMEX **********9999), and - for tickets not charged in US dollars - the date of payment.

If in doubt, please check with us before you make your travel arrangements.