The International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) with the support of other Organizations has established the Young Scientist Conference Attendance Grants (YS Grants) Programme to help young acousticians attend the ICA International Congress on Acoustics.

The amount of money attributed to each grant is decided by the ICA Board from which a portion will be used to cover the conference registration and the remainder provided at the time of the conference. The receipt of the award of the prestigious YS Grant may be used by the young acoustician to assist with obtaining additional funding from other sources. Candidates must be under 35 years on the day of the opening ceremony of the Congress and may be either undergraduate or postgraduate students, postdoctoral or young acousticians. Special attention will be given to applicants from developing countries.