Support for Academic Conference Presentation

Application for Expenses Support for Academic Conference Presentation

Support Program for Conference Presentations in Academic Year 2024

We have started accepting applications for support for April and May of the Academic year 2024. Please refer to the last year’s operation policy for the operation policy. The support for the Academic year 2024 and beyond will be announced again on this website after the operational policy for the current fiscal year has been decided.

Contact: Student Support Section

Support Policy

Application Flow

  • Please see the bottom of this page for the documents to be submitted.
  • For the time being, you do not need to have your academic advisor’s seal on the application form, but please submit it after obtaining your academic advisor’s confirmation of the content.
  • The documents should be submitted via the “University’s electronic submission system (u-Rad)”. (Your Unified Authentication ID is required. If you wish to upload additional files after submission, please contact the Student Support Section by email.)
  • How to submit:Select “情報学学位プログラム/図書館情報メディア研究科　学生発表支援”, fill in the required information, and upload the documents.
  • Attachments other than the application form, the Application for Business Trip, and the checklist should be in PDF format.
  • Please submit the documents at least two weeks prior to your departure. (For online conferences, submit at least one week prior to the start date of the conference period.)
  • If you want pre-departure payment for the overseas business trip, please submit the form at least one month prior to the trip.
  • The application will be considered complete when all data and documents have been submitted without any deficiency.

* If you are applying for any other support programs offered by an organization other than the degree program or the graduate school, please submit a photocopy of the notification of the results to the Student Support Section as soon as you receive it.

２．Applicants’ tasks before presentation in the academic conference
３．Presentation in the academic conference (by business trip or online)
４．Submit required documents after the business trip (documentary proofs to confirm the fact of the business trip)
  • Please submit the documents as soon as possible after finishing your presentation. Please complete the procedure by submitting the required documents at the counter or by mail within one week, or two weeks at the latest from the day after the end of the trip.
  • In case of mailing, please submit PDF files, etc. for confirmation in advance.
  • For the documents to be submitted, please see the bottom of this page (List of Required Documents).
５．Payment of expenses support for academic conference  presentation of graduate students

Payment is usually made about one to two months later after the procedure is completed.

  • There are cases that it may take longer to receive payment depending on the time of the year.
  • The payment of the registration fee, travel expenses and English revision fee may be paid at different timing.
  • Be sure to notify the Student Support Section if you are changing your family name or your bank account information for the period until payment of expenses support for academic conference presentation of graduate students.

List of Required Documents

Deadline of Submission: 2 weeks before the conference or English revision

Required documents Domestic Business Trip Overseas Business Trip Online Conference Registration Fee English Revision  (in case before payment) English revision fee (in case of reimbursement)
1 Application Form for Support for Academic Conference Presentation of Graduate Students  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
2 Application for Business Trip (separate sheet from the No. 1 above) ○ ○      
3 Pre-departure Checklist for Support for Academic Conference Presentation (separate sheet from the No. 1 above) ○ ○      
4 Evidence for Details of the Conference (name of the conference, schedule list of whole session and venue) (PDF version of the conference webpage) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
5 Program of the Academic Conference (with the name of the presenter and the affiliation, e.g. “University of Tsukuba”. Highlight the applicable parts.) ○ ○ ○    
6 (If you are unable to submit the conference program at least two weeks in advance) PDF of an Email to Inform You That You Are Accepted as a Presenter ○ ○      
7 Evidence That the Paper Has Submitted       ○ ○
8 List of Registration Fees (Highlight the applicable parts.) ○ ○ ○    
9  (In case with peer review) Evidence That the Paper to Be Presented Is to Be Peer Reviewed ○ ○ ○    
10 (In case of an international conference) “Check Sheet [Technology Transfer] Form 1-3” for Export Control *1  ○   ○    
11 (If the university does not have a payee registered) Payee Information, etc. Application system ○ ○ ○   ○
12 (In case that you applied for any other support programs by an organization other than the degree program or the graduate school) Evidence for the Fact That the Application Has Been Accepted by the Support Organization.   ○      
13 Acquired an Export Control “Reference No.” by TExCO and input it into the TRIP system.    ○      
14 Itinerary (created with the TRIP system) Example

 

*Submit the Itinerary with the status of “完了(Completed)” after inputting the Reference No.

   ○      
15 Written estimate for Flight Fare   ○      
16 Flight Schedule   ○      
17 Print Out of the “会員登録”(Membership Registration) Page of the “OSSMA LOCATOR” Website   ○      
18 Photocopy of the Subscription Certificate to a Travel Insurance   ○      
[Note]
*1 Please have your academic advisor submit your application through the Export Control System (TExCO) and submit the “Confirmation Sheet” which will be able to be output from TExCO after it is approved. It may take several days to a month before the “Reference Number” can be output on the advance confirmation sheet.

Deadline of Submission: After the Conference

Required documents Domestic Business Trip Overseas Business Trip Online Conference Registration Fee
20 Post-return Checklist for Support for Academic Conference Presentation ○ ○  
21 Business Trip Report (separate sheet from the No. 20 above) Example ○ ○  
22 (If overnight stays are applicable) Original Copy of Receipt for Accommodations ○ ○  
23 (If you used an airplane) Original Copy of Receipt for Flight Fare ○ ○  
24 (If you used an airplane) Boarding Pass Stub ○ ○  
25 (If used) Original Copy of Receipt for Public Transportation (domestic bus, overseas bus/train, etc.) ○ ○  
26 Receipt for OSSMA Payment Fee   ○  
27 Advance Payment Reimbursement Request Form (for OSSMA)   ○  
28 Receipt of Registration Fee (You should submit credit card statement if you paid by credit card) ○ ○ ○
29 Advance Payment Reimbursement Request Form (for registration fee) ○ ○ ○

Deadline of Submission: After English Revision

Required documents English Revision (in case before payment) English Revision (in case of reimbursement)
30 Estimate, Statement of Delivery and Invoice for English Revision ○  
31 Paper after Completing English Revision (The one which the revision parts are indicate. Write the date of delivery and put your signature on the front cover of the paper.) ○ ○
32 Receipt for the English Revision (You should submit credit card statement if you paid by credit card)   ○
33 Advance Payment Reimbursement Request Form (Sheet 英文校閲)   ○
34 (If two weeks have passed between the payment date and the submission of the application) Statement of Reasons   ○

Inquiries:
Student Support Section, Academic Service Office for the Library, Information and Media Sciences Area
Monday – Friday: 8:50 – 12:15, 13:15 – 17:00 (except national holidays)
TEL: 029-859-1130, 029-859-1131
FAX: 029-859-1453
E-mail: tosyoss-gakusei at un.tsukuba.ac.jp (Please change “at” before sending.)