FIRE 2026

We are glad to announce the availability of a limited number of student travel grants. All the students presenting a paper, participating in any of the tracks FIRE 2026 are eligible to apply. Participants are eligible to get a travel grant equivalent to the actual cost of travel upto a maximum of 6000 INR. The grant is valid for travel in 3AC/Sleeper categories of Indian Railways. For participants traveling trough other modes (bus, flights, etc) the reimbursement amount shall be equal to the actual cost of travel or equivalent train journey (whichever is lesser).

Interested students can apply here.

The deadline for application is 31th October . Applicants shall be notified about the decision by 10th November. Priority will be given to participants who have already registered for FIRE 2026. The decision made by FIRE 2026 organizing committee will be final and may not be further appealed. We are grateful to the ACM SIGIR Friends program for their support without which these grants would not have been possible. The recipients of this travel grant are required to explicitly acknowledge ACM SIGIR in their presentations.