{"id":89,"date":"2026-05-20T17:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conference.ismart.institute\/2026\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:42:33","slug":"scholarships-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conference.ismart.institute\/2026\/scholarships-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To encourage as many students and young researchers as possible to participate, iSMART offers the following awards and scholarships, through which participants may receive a <strong>USD 100 prize<\/strong> and have the <strong>USD 1,390 publication fee waived<\/strong> for publication in the journal <em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44213\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City and Built Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/em> by Springer Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A: Best Paper Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conditions for receiving the <strong>Best Paper Award<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The full paper must be submitted to <em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44213\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City and Built Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/em> by <strong>June 30, 2026<\/strong>, and must successfully complete peer review and be accepted before the iSMART Conference (<strong>September 28-30, 2026<\/strong>).<br>If the paper is accepted, the <strong>article processing charge (APC) of USD 1,390<\/strong> will be fully covered by the organizers of the iSMART Conference.<br>Once your paper has been accepted, please notify iSMART Organizing Committee before selecting the APC payment option. We will verify your eligibility and provide further guidance regarding the award process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please make sure to provide the manuscript number of your submission to <em>City and Built Environment<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awardees must give an onsite presentation and attend the Awards Ceremony to be eligible for the <strong>Best Paper Award<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best Paper Award recipients will receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. An award certificate and <strong>100USD<\/strong> prize will be given to the author or a representative of the author group at the welcome party.<br>2. The best papers will be published in the SPRINGER journal <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44213\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/44213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City and Built Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. The article processing charge (APC) of <strong>1390USD<\/strong> for publishing the paper will be afforded by the organizers of the iSMART conference.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions regarding submission to CBE, please contact the CBE Editorial Office and CC the iSMART Organizing Committee.<br>CBE Editorial Office: <a href=\"mailto:cbeeditor@intl.zju.edu.cn\">cbeeditor@intl.zju.edu.cn<\/a><br>iSMART Organizing Committee: <a href=\"mailto:journal@iSMART.institute\">journal@iSMART.institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B: Best Presentation Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. The Best Presentation Awards will be given to one presenter from each general session, based on the recommendations by session chairs.<br>2. An award certificate will be given to the Best Presentation at the farewell dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To encourage as many students and young researchers as possible to participate, iSMART offers the following awards and scholarships, through which participants may receive a USD 100 prize and have the USD 1,390 publication fee waived for publication in the journal City and Built Environment by Springer Nature. 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