The Society offers a limited number of supplemental travel grants (airfare/lodging) and conference registration fee waivers to SPIE Student Members – including Student Authors, Student Chapter Members, and Student Attendees – who are planning to present or attend an SPIE meeting.
Travel support to attend SPIE Photonics West and SPIE Optics + Photonics is sponsored by MKS Instruments, Inc. SPIE thanks MKS for their generous support of the program.
Conference | Application Dates |
Advanced Lithography + Patterning 2024 |
Deadline: 21 November 2023 |
Photonics West 2024 and AR|VR|MR 2024 |
Deadline: 17 November 2023 |
Medical Imaging 2024 |
Deadline 1 December 2023 |
Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2024 |
Opens 4 December 2023 |
Optical Systems Design 2024 |
Opens January 2024 |
Photonics Europe 2024 |
Opens January 2024 |
Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024 |
Opens January 2024 |
Future Sensing Technologies 2024 |
Opens February 2024 |
Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 |
Opens February 2024 |
Sensors + Imaging 2023 |
Closed 7 July 2023 |
Optics + Photonics 2023 |
Closed 20 June 2023 |
Optics + Optoelectronics 2023 |
Closed 10 February 2023 |
Optical Metrology 2023 |
Closed 21 April 2023 |
Digital Optical Technologies 2023 |
Closed 28 April 2023 |
Optifab 2023 |
Closed |
For more information on conferences offering support, contact SPIE Member Support
* It is strongly recommended when purchasing your airfare, to carefully review their cancellation policy. SPIE will only reimburse for airfare/lodging if students are able to attend.
All Applicants
Student Authors
Important Notes
Further questions? Contact SPIE Member Support
SPIE is incorporated in the state of California, USA, and abides by US laws that may restrict cash awards to residents of some countries. To qualify for an award, students and institutions must be eligible to receive funds under US federal guidelines.