<div><div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and accessibility grants<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></font><div style="box-sizing:border-box;float:right"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><a style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3)"><font size="2"><i style="box-sizing:border-box">deia2025@ieeevr.org</i></font></a></span></span></div></h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">IEEE VR 2024: The 32<span style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">nd</span> IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces</strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box">March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">IEEE VR 2025 is striving towards an inclusive and accessible environment to encourage conference participation by individuals of all identities and with diverse backgrounds. As part of this goal, we invite early career researchers to apply for a <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(6,101,105)">2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Grant</strong>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-align:center"><a href="https://forms.gle/SDcsZgiSMVVzzUjW6" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:0.25em;padding:0.4em 1.5em;text-decoration-line:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:rgb(223,118,3)" target="_blank">Apply for a Grant</a></p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Who Should Apply?</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">DEIA grants are intended to provide financial support for early-career researchers (graduate students and postdocs) and established researchers from under-represented or historically marginalized groups to attend this year’s conference. These groups may include (but is not exclusive to):</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Women</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">People of color</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Indigenous persons</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">People with disabilities</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">People who identify as LGBTQIA+</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Individuals from developing countries</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Individuals with extreme financial hardship</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">We also invite researchers from <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(6,101,105)">regions and countries historically under-represented at the IEEE VR conference</strong> to apply. The countries that are eligible to receive a registration grant are: India, any country in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Countries in southern Europe will also be considered.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Eligibility</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">DEIA grants will cover some of the costs towards the registration for attending the 2025 IEEE VR conference. Funding is available for:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Researchers with full papers accepted</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Researchers presenting posters</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Student researchers who are not presenting work but who may benefit academically or professionally from attending the conference</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Application Guidelines and Process</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">The deadline for application is the <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(6,101,105)">15th of January, 2025</strong> . The deadline is 23:59:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth) == GMT/UTC-12:00, no matter where the submitter is located. Recipients of DEIA Grants will be informed by the 29th of January 2025.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">Given that we have a limited number of grants, you will need to submit an updated copy of your CV (1 page) and justify why you are applying for this grant in the registration form.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">Interested individuals may apply via <a href="https://forms.gle/6hhHKXR9Jjrr1vQX8" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">this Google Form</a>.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Data Protection and Retention</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">The information provided by the candidates will be accessible only to the members of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee. The applicants can request for their information to be corrected or deleted at any time until 31st of May 2025. For this, please write an email to <a href="mailto:deia2025@ieeevr.org" target="_blank">deia2025@ieeevr.org</a>. After the 31st of May, candidates’ answers to the three essay questions as well as their institutional/company affiliation will be deleted. Their remaining data will be anonymized and provided to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee of future iterations of IEEE VR for statistical purposes.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Student Volunteering Opportunities</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">Eligible student researchers are also encouraged to <a href="https://ieeevr.org/2025/contribute/studentVolunteers" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">apply for a Student Volunteer position</a> (13th of January 2025 deadline), as those positions include financial benefits and offer a great opportunity to meet / engage with other students and the VR community in general.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Mentoring Opportunities</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">Eligible researchers are also encouraged to <a href="https://ieeevr.org/2025/attend/mentorship" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">apply for a Mentorship Program</a> (February 21 deadline), which is a great opportunity for newcomers to the conference to connect with more senior participants.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Questions?</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">This program is an initiative of the 2025 IEEE VR Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. The committee can be reached via email at <span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><a style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3);font-weight:bold"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;width:1.28571em;text-align:center"></i><i style="box-sizing:border-box;text-transform:uppercase">deia2025@ieeevr.org</i></a></span></span>.</p></div>
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