4 accepted papers at ACL 2026 as an ug in India, but I might have to withdraw my SRW Thesis Proposal due to the $300 virtual registration fee. Looking for advice/options. Hi everyone, I’m currently a final-year undergrad from a Tier-3 engineering college in India, currently working as a Project Associate at IIT Hyderabad. This research cycle has been completely surreal for me. After presenting 3 papers (2 Orals) at EACL last month, I just received my notifications for ACL 2026 in San Diego. I miraculously had 2-4 submissions accepted: * 1x ACL Industry Track Accepted * 1x ACL Student Research Workshop (SRW) - Thesis Proposal Accepted * 2x C3NLP Workshop Papers (Reviews are not out yet) **Here is my dilemma:** One of my co-authors (a postdoc from Stanford) is graciously registering and presenting our Industry Track paper. However, to keep my SRW Thesis Proposal and the workshop papers in the proceedings, the ACL rules state I must register as a "Virtual Student Presenter" for the Full Conference.…