Solidarity Fund

We recognize that many have been impacted by executive orders that could make it challenging for them to attend ASPIRE. Please consider supporting this campaign which will direct 100% of funds received to those with a hardship who wish to join us in Chicago. The suggested donation is $50, but any amount would be appreciated!

You can donate to the Solidarty Fund through your ASPIRE registration form. 

iHFE Fund

The goal of the iHFE program is to acknowledge participants of iHFE Day at ASPIRE 2025 by enhancing understanding of HF/E through multidisciplinary collaboration, to encourage underrepresented or otherwise marginalized populations into the field of HF/E and participation in the Society. Attendees will be students and faculty from HBCUs and MSIs both from the Chicagoland area as well as from previous educational institutions for which the BIPOC AG has established a relationship. 

Donate to the iHFE fund.

Steering Committee:

• Sarah Coppola
• Ninica Howard
• Philart Jeon
• Mike Rayo

Technical Group Support

Aerospace Systems Technical Group (ASTG):

• ASTG offers travel grant of $500 USD to students who are presenting a lecture accepted as part of ASTG sessions. Seven students were selected for 2025 - Already awarded for 2025

Augmented Cognition Technical Group (ACTG)

• ACTG Student Research Grant Award: Awards $500 to a selected student to support their research. The recipient will be invited to present an overview of their work at the ACTG Business Meeting the following year - Already awarded for 2025

Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical Group (CEDMTG):

• This year, the Cognitive Engineering and Decision-making TG is excited to support students' travel and registration costs to ASPIRE in a number of ways:
  • We have donated $500 to the HFES Inclusive HFE program, which is now in its fourth year. This program provides travel and registration support to students in fields related to human factors and ergonomics but do not have exposure to HFES. 
  • In addition to that, we are also offering awards to three students through our CEDM Student Paper competition. Those awards can be used to defray travel and registration costs. 

Perception and Performance Technical Group (PPTG):

• PPTG Inclusive Excellence Travel Grant ($250) - Already awarded for 2025
• Best student paper travel grant: a grant awarded to the studente who present the two student papers that are rated best ($250 each) - Already awarded for 2025
• Best student paper award - Already awarded for 2025
• PPTG Student Research Grant: Provides a maximum of two students or student groups $500 to support their work. The awardee(s) will present their study at the PPTG Business Meeting 0Already awarded for 2025

Affinity Group Support

K-HFES (Korean Affinity Group)

• 2025 Best Student Paper Awards will be honored at the K-HFES business meeting, where all authors will receive a certificate, and the first author will be awarded a small honorarium. Details for applying are found here.