Students from the Life Sciences who have an interest in AI and Data Science approaches are encouraged to participate in the CODS 2025 at IISER Pune from December 17 – 20. Thanks to generous support from the sponsors, the organizers will provide travel assistance to a limited number of full-time students from degree granting institutions to attend the conference in person. While students with accepted papers are given preference, there are a limited number of grants for other students who are interested in attending. The goal is to promote participation of students from a diverse set of institutions and backgrounds who can benefit from attending a leading conference on data science and engaging with experts and their peers. Students who are provided the travel grant MUST attend all four days of the conference in-person.

Please submit your travel grant application that includes the applicant’s information and a statement of purpose. The form is available as part of the main conference submission site: https://​cmt3​.research​.microsoft​.com/​C​O​D​S​2025/. Please register to create an account if you do not have one already, and create a new submission under the ​‘Student Travel Grants’ track.

Instructions for filling out the form

• Applicant’s Information
  • Email Address: Your institution email id
  • Name: Applicant’s full name
  • Institution: Name and address of the current place of study
  • Program: Bachelor’s (BE/​BTech/​BS), Masters (ME/​MTech/​MS), Dual Degree, PhD, Other (specify)
  • Branch: e.g., Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, etc.
  • Year of study in program: e.g., In second year of a 4‑year program or 2^nd year of PhD program
• Statement of Purpose (main submission, 1 page max, PDF)
  • Applicant’s research interest and current accomplishments, and their future research plans
  • A description of how the grant will help them with their research plans
  • Any other information that the applicant feels relevant for supporting their application

Please fill out the application form before 11:59PM IST, 20^th October, 2025.

The decision will be made and communicated by 11:59PM IST, 31^st October, 2025

Candidates must register for the conference by 7^th November, 2025 to avail themselves of the scholarship.