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IASIL
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Notes for Applicants for Conference Scholarships
THIS SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED.
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THE SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED. THE INFORMATION BELOW IS INCLUDED FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
Download the following forms : Application Form, Referee's report form, and travel cost bands.
Purpose of grant Scholarships are available for the IASIL conference 2010: Irish Literature and Culture - Old and New Knowledges. NUI Maynooth. 26-30 July 2010. They will cover: ● Travel expenses which are offered as a flat rate contribution, depending on the country where your university is located. Each country falls within a specific cost band, listed in the Travel Cost Band document, which shows the level of funding you may apply for. There are no appeals against the level of funding assigned to a particular country. If your travel expenses fall below the cost given for the country from which you travel, the residue of the scholarship may be spent on subsistence and accommodation expenses. ● A fee waiver for the conference. This will cover all lunches during the conference; all teas/coffees in morning and afternoon breaks; the reception on the opening night; the conference dinner. ● Single room university accommodation for five nights Please note that this application must be submitted no later than 31 January 2010. Applications (via e-mail attachment only) to Shaun Richards, c.s.richards@staffs.ac.uk. Allocation of Scholarships Scholarships have been allocated to the following continents/sub-continents/countries according to the number of IASIL members in these areas:
Should there be no application from any of the above regions IASIL reserves the right to allocate the scholarship(s) to another. Should the scholarship panel determine that no application (including reference) from any of the above regions meets the required quality for conference participation IASIL reserves the right to allocate it to another. BAIS Conference Scholarships The British Association for Irish Studies is also funding a Scholarship for the IASIL conference 2010: Irish Literature & Culture - Old & New Knowledges, NUI Maynooth, 26-30 July 2010. The Scholarship will cover: travel expenses of €200/£185; a fee waiver for the conference; all lunches, tea/coffee during morning and afternoon breaks; opening night reception; conference dinner; single room university accommodation for five nights. NB. Completed Application Forms and Referee’s Report must be submitted by email attachment to Prof Shaun Richards. The deadline for all applications is January 31 2010. See http://www.bais.ac.uk/ for more information. Eligibility ● Scholarships are available for full or part-time students following research degrees (e.g PhD) in Irish Literature. Students on taught research degrees (e.g. MA) are not eligible to apply. Postdoctoral students are also not eligible. ● Scholarships are only available to students proposing to participate in the conference either by presentation of a paper or participation in a postgraduate seminar. All applicants please note: results will be issued approximately six weeks after the closing date. Please ensure that you have allowed sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements, should your application be successful. If you are awarded a scholarship but decide not to attend the conference you must inform IASIL immediately so that funds can be allocated elsewhere if necessary. Failure to do so may jeopardise any future application to IASIL.
Application and assessment procedures Applicants are required to select one referee and ensure that the supporting statement from their chosen referee arrives at IASIL by the closing date. An application cannot be considered for an award unless the proposal and the reference have been received at IASIL on or before the closing date. Applications will be assessed by an international panel of subject specialists. There is no bar to holding or applying for a conference scholarship at the same time as a research grant. Feedback is not a feature of the Conference Scholarship scheme , and IASIL is, regretfully, unable to enter into correspondence regarding the decisions of the awarding panel. Please note that by applying, applicants undertake to accept the terms under which applications are assessed. How to complete the form Download the Scholarship Application form and the reference form.Please type/word-process throughout. Applicants may, if they wish, paste word-processed text on to the printed application form; or they may reproduce the entire form in a convenient word-processing package, provided that the layout and content of the printed version are followed exactly. Please use Arial 10 pt font size for your answers to the questions. Please note the length of the application form is three sides of A4. Please respect the regulations regarding font size and length. Applications that fail to meet the regulations will not be considered. §1 Please note that this form must be submitted by the closing date of 31 January 2010 §2 Please note that all correspondence will be sent to the named applicant at the address specified on the form. Do not send the c.v. of the applicant. MA and Postdoctoral students are not eligible to apply for support from IASIL, and applicants are asked to confirm that they are currently working towards a PhD (or equivalent) which is yet to be submitted and not awaiting the outcome of a viva voce examination, nor awaiting the acceptance of any corrections required by the examiners. §3 Please select the cost band appropriate for the country in which your university is located (cost bands are listed in the Travel Band document). If the country you wish to travel from is not listed, please estimate the appropriate level, but please note that IASIL reserves the right to alter the band selected. §4 Please give the short title of your paper and provide a summary of the contents. Please provide sufficient detail for assessors to be able to evaluate the academic merit of your paper/poster and the benefit in your attending the conference. §5 Please supply information the relevance of the conference to your research interests, and explain why it is important for you to attend the conference. §6 Please provide details of other support given or applied for in connection with the current proposal. IASIL has no objection to its scholarships being held in conjunction with awards from other bodies, provided that there is no duplication of expenditure, and IASIL’s scholarship is used primarily to cover travel costs. Applicants are requested to keep IASIL informed of the outcomes of any other applications. §7 Your referee should be able to give an informed view of your research and its progress, the quality and value of your proposed paper/poster, and the value of the conference to your research project. Assessment criteria: Assessors will evaluate the proposal on the basis of the academic quality of the paper to be delivered/participation in postgraduate workshop, and the relevance of the event to the applicant’s research interests. §8 Please sign and date your application form. Please note that signing the application form constitutes confirmation that the information provided is complete and accurate, and acceptance of all terms, conditions and notices contained in the Notes for Applicants. Subsequent discovery of any deliberate falsehood will automatically render the application null and void. If an award has been made, IASIL will require a full refund. What to do next Please complete sections 1 and 2 on the referee’s form and send it together with a copy of your application to your referee. The reference should be returned directly to IASIL by the closing date. It is your responsibility to inform your referee of the closing date and to ensure that the reference is submitted by the due date. Applicants are advised that an application cannot be considered for an award unless the reference has been received by the closing date. Please allow your referee sufficient time to write his/her report. Faxed references are not accepted. Please send your application as an e-mail attachment to IASIL at c.s.richards@staffs.ac.uk The application form (and reference) must arrive at the above address by 5 pm on the closing date in order for the proposal to be considered, and no exceptions will be made to this rule. Outcome of application Please note applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application approximately six weeks after the closing date. |
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IASIL conferences are private meetings of members of the Association. They are not intended to be open to the public or to non-members of the Association, though occasional arrangements may be made to facilitate such access, on an ad hoc basis, and subject to the approval of the Association and/or the individual conference organiser(s). Conditions of access for non-members will vary from year to year; the conditions in force for one conference should not be seen as a precedent for future years' conferences. All conference organisers reserve the right to deny access to the conference to non-members, or to cancel non-members' registration requests, without explanation. The conferences are not held to provide opportunities for individuals or organisations to promote activities not directly related to the Association's activities (i.e. official Association business and the delivery of academic papers). Activities not included within the remit of IASIL conferences include but are not limited to the following examples: publishing, student recruitment, and the promotion of academic programmes. IASIL conferences are not held for the purposes of conducting business on matters not directly relating to the Association's activities, such as job interviews, bookselling, or discussion of publication opportunities. No delegate should form the expectation of entitlement to conduct any such business. Organisation of IASIL conferences is the responsibility of local organisers, working in conjunction with the Association's Executive. Arrangements for conferences may therefore change from year to year; no arrangement in place for one year's conference should be seen as a precedent for the organisation of future years' conferences. Priority of access to the conference will always be given to IASIL members in good standing. Non-members may be admitted from time-to-time, but as IASIL is a private organisation, conference organisers and the Association retain the right to refuse access to conferences to non-members, without explanation. |
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