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Support for Paper Presentation in Scientific Conferences. The University will provide administrative and/or
financial support for the presentation of scientific papers by faculty and researchers in national or international
conferences. However, support shall be subject to the following criteria :
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a. Only full-time faculty members or researchers are qualified to apply for support;
b. In case of multiple authorship, only one researcher (the presenter of the paper) shall be considered for
support;
c. Only paper presentation generated from research outputs shall be supported by the University. Poster
presentation may be allowed provided it (poster presentation) will pass through the same process; provided
further that only administrative support shall be given by the University (no financial support shall be provided);
d. The applicant shall pass through a screening process and the applicant should comply with the
following requirements:
d1. Application letter addressed to the University President, submitted at least two months before
the start of the conference;
d2. Letters of endorsement/recommendation passing through channel starting from the concerned
program chair, dean, and campus head (via the campus faculty/staff development committee) where the
applicant is affiliated; and from the University Vice President RDET (through the university faculty/staff
development committee);
d3. Full text of the paper to be presented (with abstract) in the format prescribed by the conference
organizers;
d4. Proper letters of invitation and acceptance from the conference organizers;
d5. Conference brochures with details on venue, travel and logistical arrangement needed;
d6. Details of financial assistance (amount, coverage, proposed utilization) in case applicant is
requesting for University (or project) funds;
d7. Applicant’s latest brief curriculum vitae highlighting his/her latest research-related activities:
ongoing or completed research studies, projects, programs; papers presented in scientific conferences, fora, in-
house reviews; pending or registered patents; research management positions; etc.;
e) The paper shall be immediately subject to technical review by the Office of the VP RDET; this shall be
the basis of the endorsement of the VP to the Office of the University President;
f) The applicant shall be informed by the Office of the President regarding the approval or disapproval of
his/her application. If disapproved, the applicant will not be allowed to go and present his/her paper. If approved,
the following policies shall apply:
f1. If support from external support was obtained by the applicant and if the conference will be abroad,
he/she will be provided a Travel Authority (TA) and will be given local travel support by the University. Otherwise,
if the conference is held within the country, the appropriate Travel Order (TO) shall be issued.
f2. If the request is for financial support, he/she will provided the amount needed or a part thereof based on
the amount requested, or as recommended by the VP RDET, subject to the availability of funds; round trip
economy fare and the registration fee, a fixed living allowance may be provided, as approved by the President.
f3. The grantee is responsible for travel arrangements (TA or TO, obtaining visa, permits, tickets, etc.);
g) Within one month after return from conference, the grantee shall comply with the following conditions:
g1. Submit a certification of proof of paper presentation (Certificate of paper presentation or recognition,
aside from the Certificate of Attendance) in the conference;
g2. Submit a Travel Report indicating highlights of the conference, observations, lessons learned and
recommendations on how ISU can improved on its participation in international conferences;

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