SPIE is offering a limited number of supplemental travel grants and/or a conference registration fee waiver to eligible, selected SPIE Student Members who are presenting, in person, an accepted paper at Medical Imaging 2026.
- up to $700 for domestic airfare* and/or lodging
- up to $1000 for international airfare* and/or lodging
- and/or one non-transferable conference registration fee waiver (in person).
*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 Medical Imaging 2026.
**Refunds on conference registration fees may not be available. It is recommended that you do not register/pay for the conference until after you have found out if you have received a conference fee waiver or not.
All applicants must be an SPIE Student Member with an active membership through the dates of the conference you are attending, must be the presenting author of the accepted paper, and must be a full-time student in a high school, undergraduate, or graduate program. Applicants are not eligible if they have completed their PhD, ScD, or MD program.
Important Notes
- Student Members are eligible to receive one conference support award every two years. Multiple support will not be considered.
- Applicants must have an accepted paper in the conference, must be the presenting author, and available to present in person.
- If necessary, award recipients must secure visa to travel before award will be granted.
- Award recipients must submit their manuscript to be published in the Proceedings of SPIE.
Applicants will be notified approximately 2-3 weeks after the application deadline.
If awarded, travel funding will be reimbursed after the conference (up to six weeks) via bank transfer.
Receipts will be required for airfare and/or lodging and must include your name, description of item purchased in English (if possible), and actual amount paid. Note: Booking confirmation or estimated costs will not be accepted.
Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Questions?
To Apply
**IMPORTANT**
Please sign in above with your SPIE web username and password to access the application. If you have forgotten your account information, please open this link and click "Forgot Username" and/or "Forgot Password" or contact membersupport@spie.org with questions.
SPIE is incorporated in the state of California, USA, and abides by U.S. 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 U.S. federal guidelines.
SPIE Medical Imaging 2026 Student Conference Support
SPIE is offering a limited number of supplemental travel grants and/or a conference registration fee waiver to eligible, selected SPIE Student Members who are presenting, in person, an accepted paper at Medical Imaging 2026.
- up to $700 for domestic airfare* and/or lodging
- up to $1000 for international airfare* and/or lodging
- and/or one non-transferable conference registration fee waiver (in person).
*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 Medical Imaging 2026.
**Refunds on conference registration fees may not be available. It is recommended that you do not register/pay for the conference until after you have found out if you have received a conference fee waiver or not.
All applicants must be an SPIE Student Member with an active membership through the dates of the conference you are attending, must be the presenting author of the accepted paper, and must be a full-time student in a high school, undergraduate, or graduate program. Applicants are not eligible if they have completed their PhD, ScD, or MD program.
Important Notes
- Student Members are eligible to receive one conference support award every two years. Multiple support will not be considered.
- Applicants must have an accepted paper in the conference, must be the presenting author, and available to present in person.
- If necessary, award recipients must secure visa to travel before award will be granted.
- Award recipients must submit their manuscript to be published in the Proceedings of SPIE.
Applicants will be notified approximately 2-3 weeks after the application deadline.
If awarded, travel funding will be reimbursed after the conference (up to six weeks) via bank transfer.
Receipts will be required for airfare and/or lodging and must include your name, description of item purchased in English (if possible), and actual amount paid. Note: Booking confirmation or estimated costs will not be accepted.
Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Questions?
To Apply
**IMPORTANT**
Please sign in above with your SPIE web username and password to access the application. If you have forgotten your account information, please open this link and click "Forgot Username" and/or "Forgot Password" or contact membersupport@spie.org with questions.
SPIE is incorporated in the state of California, USA, and abides by U.S. 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 U.S. federal guidelines.