SLED 2027 offers Student Travel Grants to support Master’s, and PhD students attending the symposium. Each grant will reimburse eligible travel and accommodation expenses up to 450€. Reimbursement will be processed after the symposium, subject to verification of attendance and submission of the required receipts.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be enrolled in a Master’s, or PhD programme.
• Be an author or co-author of a paper accepted for presentation at SLED 2027.
• Register for and attend SLED 2027 in person.
• Submit the relevant travel and accommodation receipts to receive reimbursement.

Preference will be given to applicants who are either first author and/or presenter of their accepted paper. Applicants must indicate whether they hold IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Student Membership and provide their IEEE membership number.

Please complete the online application form by 17 May 2027. You will be asked to provide information about your student status, affiliation, accepted paper, research interests, motivation for attending, and need for financial support.

Applications will be assessed based on:

• The applicant’s motivation for attending SLED 2027.
• The expected benefit to the applicant’s academic or professional development.
• The applicant’s need for financial support.
• Geographical and gender diversity may also be considered in the selection process.

Applications open - 3 May 2027

Application deadline - 17 May 2027

Notification of results - 31 May 2027

Successful applicants must register for and attend SLED 2027 in person.

Following the symposium, grant recipients must submit the required travel and accommodation receipts not later than Spetember 30, 2027.

Reimbursement will cover eligible documented expenses up to a maximum of EUR 450 per recipient.