Financial assistance, for travel and subsistence expenses, is available to graduate students, postdocs, and others who would otherwise be unable to attend, subject to approval by the organizers. Summer School applicants who wish to be considered for financial assistance should so indicate on their Summer School Application Form.

Please note that we can only consider reimbursement of travel expenses within North America.

Participants approved for financial assistance will be reimbursed for their actual travel and subsistence expenses as follows:

Transportation:
Commercial airline or train tickets will be paid (by NIST) if and only if arrangements are made through NIST's travel agent, SATO. Attendees should contact SATO directly (at 301-975-2281 or 1-800-437- 4385, ext. 2281) to make their train or airline reservations, and they should request that a copy of their itinerary be forwarded to Mrs. Kelly Ruhl, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8563, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8563.

Other travel expenses such as driving a privately owned vehicle, reimbursed at 0.345 cents/mile, and local transportation to and from airports or train stations, will be reimbursed after the Summer School to attendees who submit a statement of their expenses (with receipts).

There will be no reimbursements for car rentals since transportation will be provided between the hotel and NIST each day.

Lodging:
Attendees are expected to pay for their accommodations at the Comfort Inn-Shady Grove, and then submit their hotel receipts along with their other receipts for reimbursement after the Summer School.

Meals, etc:
Attendees will be reimbursed after the Summer School for meals and incidental expenses at a fixed rate of $35/day. Receipts will not be required for this reimbursement.