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ACM SIGBED/SIGSOFT Frank Anger Memorial Award: Rules
Type of Award:
A student member of SIGSOFT will be provided a stipend of up to $2000 to cover travel expenses to attend a flagship conference of SIGBED.
Eligibility
To qualify, students:
- Must be a member of SIGSOFT.
- Must be undertaking graduate research in a relevant field in an accredited college or university.
- Must be an author of a paper accepted for a conference sponsored by SIGSOFT within the previous two years.
The Application Process
The application will consist of:
- A synopsis of an original research proposal that the student is pursuing (2 page limit).
- A proposal discussing the potential for crossover in ideas between the student's current field of research and research in the fields covered by SIGBED (1 page limit).
- A curriculum vitae or resume listing the student's publications.
- A letter from the student's research advisor confirming that the student is in good standing and pursuing the research as described in the proposal.
Please send all of the above materials to anger_award@acm.org by the date listed on the main award page. The preferred format for all submitted materials is as PDF files.
The Selection Process
The recipients of the SIGSOFT Frank Anger Memorial Award will be selected by the SIGSOFT executive committee from those who have applied. The SIGSOFT recipient will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the ACM Conference on Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE).This award is a unique opportunity to help promote cross-discipline research. All elligible applicants are encouraged to apply. For further information, please contact anger_award@acm.org.
