This year, U.S. research budgets were slashed—leaving many top student researchers without support to attend conferences like ICML. We’re stepping in to help.
We’re offering travel grants for a small group of exceptional PhD students and postdocs whose papers were accepted to ICML 2025, who lost institutional funding.
This program is presented by Pillar VC in partnership with our portfolio companies, Ormoni, Latent Labs and Cimulate; organizations will each provide grants for ICML recipients.
What you'll get
- Travel stipend to cover flights and lodging for ICML 2025 in Vancouver.
- Invite-only dinner with Pillar VC, Ormoni, and other leaders in AI.
Who should apply
- You’re a PhD student or postdoc at a U.S. institution.
- You’re a presenting author at ICML 2025.
- Your lab or department can no longer fund your travel.
- Your work aligns with topics like agentic AI, foundational models, or AI for science.
Timeline
- Applications open: Jun 13th
- Deadline: Jun 20th
- Decisions announced: Jun 25th
- ICML 2025: July 13–19 in Vancouver
