ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE AWARENESS

FUNDING APPLICATION

ALA 2016Vienna

The stipends will be awarded to enable participants to present their research at ALA 2016 in Vienna. The maximum stipend per applicant that is possible from the Association for Language Awareness is £800 or an equivalent sum.Please convert all sums into pounds sterling.

Please note that only applications from those whose membership of ALA has been registered for 2016 will be considered.

Applicants may apply for a stipend under one of three categories. Please state the stipend category for which you are applying below.

1. Long-term ALA members (at least 5 years) (2 stipends).

2. Student members, including PhD students (students should still not have graduated until after the conference, and proof of current student status should be attached to the email application) (3 stipends).

3. Members resident in one of the countries designated by the European Educational Research Association as Low GDP countries (3 stipends). See information sheet for further details on Low GDP countries.

Your details

Name:

Postal Address:

City and Postcode:

Country:

Institution:

Email:

Title of paper to be presented:

Your application

For which stipend category listed above are you applying? …………

If applying for a stipend of category 1, for how many years have you been a member?......

What is the sum in sterling for which you are applying? ...... pounds.

If the whole of this sum were not available, what lower sum would still be useful as a contribution to your costs?

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If successful, for what would you use the funding? …………………………………………………..

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What is the source of any other funding you are using for this conference? ......

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Please provide a statement explaining your circumstances and supporting your application here (250 words max):

If you are not a Long-term Member (at least 5 years), please provide the contact details of an academic referee who is willing to provide a note of support for your application by email and who is available to do this duringFebruary/March. Please do not attach the note with the application.

Name of referee: …………………………………………………

Post and/or relationship to you: ………………………………….

Email address of referee: ………………………………………..

I wish this application to be considered for a stipend for the ALA Vienna conference, and I understand and agree to be bound by the rules of the competitive process.

Signature……………………………………

Once completed, this form should be sent to the Treasurer of the ALA, Richard Aplin. Any additional contact will disqualify the application.

I am not yet a member of ALA. I live in one of the countries included in the extended list of Low GDP countries above and I wish to enrol as a member of ALA without payment for 2016.

Signature (if this applies to you) ……………………………………

Email for submission of all stipend applications:

Completed applications must reach the Treasurer before midnight (UK time) 15February 2016.

Please note that applications SHOULD NOT BE SENT to the ALA 2016 conference committee.