The Helen Diller Quantum Center will help finance travel costs for graduate students and post-docs for conferences and training related to the quantum field.
Kindly read the guidelines carefully and submit all the relevant documents requested below.
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DEADLINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE (HIGHLIGHTED IN RED)
1. The support will be given to graduate students, and postdoctoral students registered at the Technion during the travel or training period.
2. The request will be submitted by the graduate student/post-doc via the on line form below, and the submitter will indicate his/her research topic
at the Technion and its relevance to the request.
3. The application will be accompanied by a letter of support from the advisor.
A post-doc will also submit - a "travel authorization form" (from the Manlam’s office), approved by the Dean's office in the relevant faculty.
4. One application can be submitted per year (calendar year from the last approved travel).
This application can include up to two travel requests.
(*If two requests are submitted within 1 calendric year - the total amount of both requests together is up to the amount as indicated below).
5. The maximum rate of support per application is up to $1,500 (including VAT) for a trip to Europe, and up to $2,500 (including VAT)
for a trip to the USA / the Far East, against matching of no less than 40% from other sources:
*Advisor – at least 25% of the total cost (If this is not possible- please explain in the recommendation letter.)
*Self- “Kakam”
*Graduate school
*Other
6. The center expects the following :
1) Accommodation- If 2 students or more travel to the same conference , the center expects for at least 2 students to share a room or Airbnb
apartment (the cheaper of the 2 options).
2) Registration fees- participants are expected to inquire about student discounts or financial aid.
Please send us an approval/disapproval by the organizers.
7. The support will be given for one of the following purposes:
a. Participation in conferences - a subsidy for the costs of travel, stay and registration for the conference. Subsidy will be given to a student or
post-doc who presents his/her work done at the Technion.
*If a student/post doc is not planned to present his/her work at the conference , and the advisor requests a subsidy - a justification should be
provided in the recommendation letter.
b. Training in a host laboratory - subsidizing travel and stay costs.
Students and post docs who will travel for the purpose of training for over a month can apply for a higher support of up to $3,000 (including VAT)
for a trip to Europe, and up to $4,000 (including VAT) for a trip to the USA / the Far East.
The center will provide support against 30% matching from the advisor and/or other sources)
8. A poster presented in a conference will include the Helen Diller Quantum Center logo, and an author's affiliation in an article will indicate
the center, for example:
“Department of X and the Helen Diller Quantum Center, Technion, Israel”
On any publication, please list the Helen Diller Quantum Center as part of your affiliation. For Example:
Israel Israeli 1,2 - Department of XXX, Technion, The Helen Diller Quantum Center
At the end of the trip, please send an email to the Helen Diller quantum center pazitsav@technion.ac.il confirming that the trip related invoices and receipts
have been submitted and approved by the Technion finance department for reimbursement, according to the Technion formal procedure.
- Receipt of the reimbursement for the trip is subject to the trip approval in the SAP portal and according to the approval and information sent to those entitled from the portal.
Applications for this funding can be submitted 4 times a year (2025) : March 15th, May 3rd , August 1st , December 1st
(The dates were set in accordance to key conferences dates)
Replies will be given up to 3 weeks after the deadlines noted above.
Funding is subject to the center's budget limitations.