Support for your journey to Milan

ICAIF '26 offers travel support to help students who need financial assistance attend the conference. The QRT Student Travel Awards encourage participation across the AI and finance community.

Awards are intended to help with travel-related costs such as transport, accommodation, and meals. The number and amount of awards depend on available funding and the applications received.

Applications are closed. The deadline was October 15, 2026. The shared travel grant form is no longer accepting responses.

An accepted paper was not required

Applicants with an ICAIF contribution or other active involvement may be considered positively.

Supported by QRT

QRT is a platinum sponsor of ICAIF '26.

Eligibility

Applications were open to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students who need support to attend, as well as postdoctoral and other early-career researchers for the wider travel grant programme.

Current institution, career stage, and travel origin.
The academic or professional benefit of attending ICAIF '26.
Financial need and other available funding.
ICAIF 2026 involvement, if applicable; a submission was optional.

Application process

Applications closed on October 15, 2026. The shared ICAIF 2026 Travel Grant form was also used for these student awards and requested:

Your academic or professional status and institution.
Your ICAIF 2026 participation, if any.
Your estimated costs in EUR and other available funding.
Your motivation and the benefit you expect from attending.

Applications were submitted through the form. There was no email or single-PDF submission step.

Applications closed

The travel grant application form closed on October 15, 2026.

The form is no longer accepting responses.

Review the privacy information for details on how application data is handled.

How applications are assessed

The selection committee considers the following factors together:

Financial need and other sources of support.
The expected academic or professional benefit of attending ICAIF '26.
Involvement in the conference, where applicable.
Broad geographic and institutional participation.

A submitted or accepted contribution is not a requirement.

Important dates

Applications: Applications closed; The deadline was October 15, 2026.
ICAIF '26 in Milan: November 14–17, 2026

Award notification details will be communicated to applicants by the organizing committee.