Two 19-Year-Old Indians With 3 NeurIPS Workshop Papers Can't Afford $3,100 Trip
Affectionate_Hope662 · reddit · 2026-10-17
Two 19-year-old undergrads from a Tier-3 college in remote India say three papers were accepted to NeurIPS workshops ("SLM Agents" and "DIFFULM") but they can't cover the $3,100 cost to attend in Paris. Their college refused funding, government schemes exclude undergrads, and NeurIPS financial aid was declined. They describe zero institutional support, harassment and threats of detention for refusing unpaid projects, and are seeking travel grants, sponsors, or transfer advice, offering acceptance letters as proof.
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