Committee on International Research and Education (CIRE)

The CIRE seeks to enhance the Acoustical Society of America's (ASA) role in International Research and Education. Accordingly, it has generated the following initiatives:

• CIRE has joined with International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) to provide funding of $2000 for "Specialty Conferences" (conferences on a restricted topic involving less than 100 participants) in developing countries.
• CIRE provides "International Student Grants" of approximately $750 to assist the research of promising graduate students, principally from developing countries.

Sponsorship of Specialty Symposia in Acoustics

ASA has joined with the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) to provide funding of $2000 for "Specialty Conferences" (conferences on a restricted topic involving less than 100 participants) in developing countries. The sponsored conferences are normally limited to a specialized topic with an expected attendance of about 100. Support for regional or national conferences, especially in developing regions, will be considered as long as the conference has an international character.

This amount of financial support is mainly provided to pay some travel expenses for Distinguished Speakers, Young Scientists and especially for Scientists from Developing Countries. Organizers are encouraged to obtain additional funding from other sources.

How to apply:

Download the Application Form. Applications must be sent to the the address listed below and contain the following information:

• Title of the Conference
• Date of the meeting
• Expected number of participants
• Registration fee
• Conference Organizer
• e-mail address
• Conference www address
• Organizing Committee
• Conference venue
• Amount of Grant requested
• Description of the meeting (Please indicate how an ICA Grant would be used)

For the possible transfer of funds, the following information should be given:

• The name of the account holder (Name, Street, City, and Country)
• The name and address of the bank (Name, Street, City, and Country)
• The account number
• The Bank's SWIFT Code
• The IBAN

Where to Apply:

Email a completed Application Form both to (1) Mark Hamilton, Chair, CIRE, asa@aip.org, and (2) Marion Burgess, Secretary General, ICA, m.burgess@adfa.edu.au

Application Deadline:

The deadline for the application is the end of October of the year before that in which the symposium is to be held.

International Student Grant
(Deadline for application: October 1st of each year)

Eligibility: Students enrolled in an acoustic research program at a major university or technical institute within a developing country. Preference will be given to individuals from countries listed on the ASA Website as eligible for Corresponding Electronic Associate Membership. Applications will be considered during the fall meeting of the CIRE and the awards will be made in the spring of the following year.

How to apply: Email a completed Application Form either (1) to Malcolm Crocker, sub-committee Chair, CIRE, mcrocker@eng.auburn.edu, or (2) to Mark Hamilton, Chair, CIRE, hamilton@mail.utexas.edu. The application should contain a request for consideration of support, a 200-word description of the research to be performed, the name and institutional address of your research supervisor, and a recent CV as an attachment.