A limited number of IAU Grants for individual participants will be available. The Grants can be used primarily for room, board, and registration fee for candidates unable to provide these by themselves. More information about the grants can be seen on the IAU website " Rules and Guidelines".

The IAU Grant Application Form can be downloaded from the IAU website or here.

Besides the information on this form, we need an Abstract of your contribution. If you are a student, a recommendation letter from your supervisor would be helpful.

The deadline for submitting application is May 15, 2007.

As a complementary support, the conference affords local accommodation for 20 students upon request. Those applications from conference contributors will have the priority to be considered first.

To apply for this support, you need to fill the Accommodation Support Form and submit it with an Abstract of your contribution and a Recommendation Letter from your supervisor (you can use the same one as for the IAU grants) before May 15, 2007.

For both of the above applications, the completed application form(s) and other materials should be submitted to the conference before May 15, 2007. You can send your application to the conference by fax or email (scanned file in PDF or JPG format) at:

A notification of receiving will be sent to you via email after your application is received. You will be informed the final decision as soon as it is made.