Students interested in winning a fellowship or travel grant for the next calendar year or funding the commercialization of their research or ideas are encouraged to apply to Georgia Tech's annual graduate research showcase.

Students can submit abstracts for the 2012 Georgia Tech Research & Innovation Conference (GTRIC) until October 14th.  The conference, which is scheduled to take place February 6-7, 2012, provides a number of financial awards to Georgia Tech students.

Similar to previous years, the conference is separated into both a research and innovation component.  Prizes for the winning research posters include three $5,000 one-year fellowships awarded to PhD students and up to twenty grants (up to $1,500 each) supporting student travel to professional meetings.  The innovation component, sponsored by the Enterprise Innovation Institute, offers the opportunity to win the $15,000 Edison Prize that supports commercialization of the innovation.  In addition, this marks the first year in which the "IPC Foundation Prize" will be awarded, which includes awards in the amount of $10,000 & $5,000 to innovations in the field of forest bioeconomy.

For more information on the conference and to submit an abstract. please visit the GTRIC website.