[Call for Applications] Grants for the Reasoning Web Summer School @ Declarative AI

Call for Applications for GrantsReasoning Web Summer School – Part of
Declarative AI 2026

27–30 August 2026
Vilnius, Lithuania

The purpose of these grants is to support students who have limited or no
access to other funding for their attendance at the Reasoning Web (RW)
Summer School 2026. Grants will be awarded as registration fee waivers, and
we expect to offer between 5 and 6 grants in total.

The Reasoning Web Summer School is held as part of the Declarative AI 2026
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/> event cluster, featuring several events,
including DecisionCamp <https://2026.declarativeai.net/decisioncamp>, the
RuleML+RR  <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr>2026
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr> conference, and multiple
satellite events (Rule Challenge
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge>, Doctoral
Consortium <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium>,
Industry
Track <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/industry-track>, and Networking
Session <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/networking-session>).

Link: https://2026.declarativeai.net/reasoning-web
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/reasoning-web>
Important Dates:

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   Submission deadline: 1 July 2026
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   Notification of results: 8 July 2026

Application Process

Applications for the grant should be submitted as a single ZIP file named
using the format:

LastNameFirstName.zip

The ZIP file should contain the following documents in PDF format:


   1.

   Applicant Statement
   A brief statement from the applicant (up to 500 words) outlining:
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      how they have contributed or plan to contribute to the field of AI;
      and
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      how they will benefit from attending the summer school.
      2.

   Curriculum Vitae (CV)
   A detailed CV, including a list of publications, if the applicant has
   already published in scientific venues.
   3.

   Supervisor Letter
   A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor certifying the
   applicant’s status (e.g., PhD student) and explaining why financial support
   is needed (e.g., no grants or institutional funds are available to the
   student).

Selection Criteria

In the likely case that the total amount requested exceeds the available
budget, applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

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   The extent to which attendance at RW will impact the applicant's
   research career.
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   The extent to which other funding is available to the applicant.

Applications for RW 2026 grants should be sent by email to Dr. Maria Vanina
Martinez ([email protected]) and Prof. Pablo Barcelo ([email protected]).

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