RoboSoft 2026 D&I Support Program

The RoboSoft 2026 organizing committee will offer support to authors of accepted papers, including discounted or free accommodation, reduced or waived conference fees. Eligible applicants fall into the following categories:

• Early-career researchers and students who would otherwise be unable to attend
• Researchers from underrepresented regions (excluding the top 10 most represented countries in Soft Robotics)
• Members of underrepresented communities

Applications will require a CV and related documents, and a dedicated application form will be provided after acceptance notifications.

IEEE RAS Member Support Program

Please refer to RAS MSP page for application information. We will update this page once we confirm whether RoboSoft 2026 will be included as an eligible conference.

Registration Discounts

Support is available to IEEE RAS members who are authors of accepted papers or organizers of workshops/tutorials. It typically provides one discount per paper or workshop, equal to 50% of the student early-bird registration fee.

Travel Support

Travel support provides up to $1500 for authors of accepted papers who are IEEE RAS members and will present at the conference. Eligible applicants must be either students or researchers from developing countries. Applications are submitted via the designated form.