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* * * The Activity Fund is open for applications! The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2024. * * *

What is the IFAC Activity Fund?

The IFAC Activity Fund invites applications for financial support of initiatives that foster and promote the control community. The fund sponsors initiatives that:

• Maximize control community engagement;
• Promote inclusion and diversity in alignment with the IFAC guidelines;
• Increase control engineering influence in public discourse and decision-making.

Financial assistance of Euro 2,500 - 12,500 is provided to activity organisers. Higher amounts can also be requested in exceptional situations. Applications will be sought twice a year. Submission deadlines are in April and October.

The application form for Activity Fund projects is available here.

Each application needs to be supported by an IFAC entity, normally an IFAC Technical Committee or IFAC National Member Organisation. Please send any queries, comments and suggestions to activityfund@ifac-control.org. Please also have a look at the Q&A section.

Background

The IFAC Activity Fund was set up in 2020 by then-IFAC president Frank Allgöwer to promote a control engineering community, to increase awareness of control engineering and to foster a diverse and inclusive IFAC Community. The Fund was developed in a taskforce by Margret Bauer (Germany, chair), Dan Cho (South Korea), Tariq Samad (US), Carlos Pereira (Brazil) and John Lygeros (Switzerland). The Activity Fund Committee consists of five committee members: Paul Goulart (UK), Charlotta Johnsson (Sweden), Ayoung Kim (South Korea), Carlos Pereira (Brazil), and Tariq Samad (US, chair).