CEC and ICMC Joint Student Fee Waiver Program

CEC and ICMC have jointly established a program that provides a full early registration fee waiver for eligible students attending the 2027 Conference.

Application Timeline

  • Applications open: December 1, 2026
  • Extended abstract submission deadline: March 2, 2027, at 11:59 PM ET
  • Decision notifications: March 17, 2027
  • Early registration deadline: May 5, 2027

Eligibility Requirements

This program provides a full waiver of the early registration fee for students who meet all of the following requirements:

  1. Submit a regular abstract to a CEC or ICMC sorting category by the regular abstract submission deadline.
  2. Also submit a separate one-page extended abstract by March 2, 2027. See the details below for submission instructions and the extended abstract template.
  3. Register as a CEC or ICMC participant.
  4. Present at either a CEC or ICMC session at the conference.
  5. Agree to submit a paper based on the presentation for publication in the CEC and ICMC proceedings. The manuscript must follow the CEC/ICMC manuscript format and be submitted by the conference manuscript submission deadline.

Fee waivers will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds allocated to this program have been exhausted.

The presentation may be either oral or poster, but the abstract must be accepted for a CEC or ICMC session for the waiver to be granted. Only the student presenting each extended abstract is eligible for the fee waiver. If a student is making more than one presentation, only one extended abstract for one of those presentations is required to participate in this program. Multiple students from the same institution, school, or research group are encouraged to apply, provided they meet all the requirements.

How to Apply

Applications open on December 1, 2026. Download the one-page extended abstract template and submit your completed extended abstract by 11:59 PM ET on March 2, 2027.

The online application will be available on this page beginning December 1, 2026.

Notifications and Conference Registration

Decision notifications will be sent on March 17, 2027. Successful applicants will receive a code to enter when registering for the student registration fee waiver.

Once notified, successful applicants must register by the early registration deadline of May 5, 2027. The waiver covers only the early registration fee. Students who register after the early registration deadline will be responsible for paying the difference.