The aim of the Conference Support Fund is to help students pay the fees for publishing papers and attending conferences, either locally or abroad. With this support, it is hoped that students will be able to effectively enhance their communication skills. It is also hoped that by continuously publishing papers in indexed and high quality conferences, the postgraduate students in UiTM can excel.
Terms of Application
1. Active students.
2. The support fund is valid for presentation of full papers or poster at indexed conferences.
3. The support fund is ONLY for postgraduate students who apply. Students are strictly prohibited from sending a substitute to the conference to present the paper on their behalf.
4. The application for this support fund is also subject to the following terms:
i. The allocation for Master's students is for one (1) paper presentation only while attending conferences either locally or abroad.
ii. The allocation for Doctoral students is for a maximum of two (2) conferences in the following combinations:
a. One (1) local and one (1) overseas paper presentation; or
b. Two (2) local paper presentations.
How to Apply
Students are advised to submit application to IPSis one (1) month before the conference date to give ample time processing the application. The application form can be downloaded from IPSis website. This application form should be supported by documents as the following:
1. Full article to be presented at the Conference with affiliation and acknowledgement to UiTM or
2. Poster to be presented at the Conference with affiliation and acknowledgement to UiTM and full article
3. Proof of conference indexing
4. Acceptance letter from the organiser
Funding
The Conference Support Fund provides support for registration fee only with the maximum of RM1500 for local conferences and RM2000 for international conferences. The fund is granted on a reimbursement basis upon receipt of the documents specified below:
1. Original copy of relevant receipts
2. A copy of Approval Letter from IPSis
3. A copy of Attendance Certificate
Expectations
Students are expected to report their participation by submitting the certificate of attendance to IPSis and a copy of their PowerPoint slides using the IPSis template within 2 weeks after the conference. Please download all relevant forms and templates from the Form & Download section under the Financial Assistant category.
