IEEE VR 2025 - Call for DEIA Grant

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS

DEIA2025@IEEEVR.ORG

IEEE VR 2024: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces

March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France

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 2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Grant.

Apply for a Grant

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

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):

• Women

• People of color

• Indigenous persons

• People with disabilities

• People who identify as LGBTQIA+

• Individuals from developing countries

• Individuals with extreme financial hardship

We also invite researchers from regions and countries historically under-represented at the IEEE VR conference 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.

ELIGIBILITY

DEIA grants will cover some of the costs towards the registration for attending the 2025 IEEE VR conference. Funding is available for:

• Researchers with full papers accepted

• Researchers presenting posters

• Student researchers who are not presenting work but who may benefit academically or professionally from attending the conference

APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND PROCESS

The deadline for application is the 15th of January, 2025. 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.

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.

Interested individuals may apply via this Google Form.

DATA PROTECTION AND RETENTION

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 deia2025@ieeevr.org. 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.

STUDENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Eligible student researchers are also encouraged to apply for a Student Volunteer position (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.

MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES

Eligible researchers are also encouraged to apply for a Mentorship Program (February 21 deadline), which is a great opportunity for newcomers to the conference to connect with more senior participants.

QUESTIONS?

This program is an initiative of the 2025 IEEE VR Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. The committee can be reached via email at DEIA2025@IEEEVR.ORG.