PSSC International Conference Assistance Program (ICAP)

The PSSC International Conference Assistance Program (ICAP) provides supplementary financial assistance to individual scholars who belong to the Council’s regular and/or associate member-organizations to enable them to attend (either online or on-site) and present their academic papers in international social science conferences. 

This program, formerly known as the Travel Assistance Program (TAP) which was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, is relaunched in 2024 with its new name. 

Applicants planning to participate via online connection can apply for ICAP support to fund their conference registration fee. A maximum amount of Php10,000 is made available to each grantee. 

Applicants planning to travel to a foreign country where the conference will be held can apply for ICAP support to defray their registration, airfare, and/or accommodation costs. For each grantee, a maximum amount of Php30,000 is made available for travel to the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, while Php20,000 for travel to Asian countries. 

ELIGIBILITY

To qualify for a PSSC ICAP grant, an applicant must:

1. be a bonafide member of any one of PSSC’s regular or associate member-organizations¹, 
2. not have received any PSSC grant in the past three years following the last grant, and 
3. have a letter of acceptance for the paper presentation from the international conference organizer.

¹ Please note that the grant is limited to one individual per PSSC member-organization if it is for participation or attendance in the same conference.

To begin your application, prepare the following supporting documents: 

For online conference participation

1. a copy of the acceptance letter from the conference organizer;
2. a copy of the abstract of the academic paper to be presented;
3. an endorsement letter from the head of the applicant’s organization, which should be a member of PSSC, and
4. a 3-5 page CV/bio-data including a list of his/her publications and conferences they attended in the last five years.

For face-to-face conference participation

1. a copy of the acceptance letter from the conference organizer;
2. a copy of the abstract of the academic paper to be presented;
3. an endorsement letter from the head of the applicant’s organization, which should be a member of PSSC;
4. grant letter/certificate from other funding institutions;
5. authority to travel from the applicant’s current institution;
6. a 3-5 page CV/bio-data including a list of his/her publications and conferences they attended in the last five years; and
7. an accomplished financial request form.