The conversations that move the field forward happen in person!

IMC supports a select group of exceptional researchers each year with travel grants to attend the world's leading machine learning conferences. These grants exist to remove financial barriers and put outstanding minds in the rooms where the future is being shaped.

Conference Details

Event: ICML 2026

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Dates: 6 – 11 July 2026

What You'll Receive

Full-access conference badge, round-trip travel, hotel accommodations, and access to private events and dinners hosted by IMC.

Who Is Eligible

We support students who are passionate about research and are currently pursuing a degree in a STEM field. We have a particular interest in students focused on machine learning, computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, statistics, or physics. Preference will be given to applicants who have submitted a paper to ICML 2026.

Application Deadline

All applications must be received by June 12, 2026. Applicants selected to receive the grant will be contacted directly.

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.