NORMA N. GILL FOUNDATION

CONGRESS TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP (CTS) APPLICATION

FOR 2018 WCET™ CONGRESS IN KUALA LUMPUR – MALAYSIA

Information for applicants. Please read before completing the form.

§  Applications will be subjected to review by the NNGF™ Committee

§  The closing date for 2018 CTS applications is November 30th 2017.

§  Applications recieved after this date will not be considered.

§  Applicants will be notified by March 1th 2018.

§  There is a limited number of CTS available, therefore not all CTS applications will be funded.

§  For this 2018 congress, applicants from Southeast Asia which fulfil the criteria will be favored.

§  The amount awarded is at the discretion of the NNGF™ Committee, this may be:
A. Full CTS scholarship which includes: congress registration, congress dinner, 5 nights accomodation at NNGF™ nominated/ provided hotel/ hostel (this will be prebooked by NNGF™) and the travel allowance not exceeding USD 1500 toward economy airfares.

B. Partial scholarship which includes: congress registration, congress dinner, 5 nights accomodation at NNGF™ nominated/ provided hotel/ hostel (this will be prebooked by NNGF™) and the travel allowance not exceeding USD 1000 toward economy airfares.

C. Partial scholarship which includes: congress registration, congress dinner, 5 nights accomodation at NNGF™ nominated/ provided hotel/ hostel (this will be prebooked by NNGF) only.

§  Applicants are encouraged to apply for funding from additional sources other than NNGF™, evidence of this is requested and enhances your application to NNGF™.

§  Previous recipients of Congress Travel Scholarships are not eligible for year after prevous award. Please do not apply if you received a full or partial congress travel scholarship in 2014 or 2016. This will be checked against WCET™/ NNGF™ Scholarship record.

§  Preference will be given to applicants who can show an evidence for submitting an abstract for this congress and those who can demonstrate that they are active in the WCET™ on a committee, editorial board, advisory panel or ID.

Essential Eligibility Criteria:

§  Member of WCET™ for 2 years prior to this application (this will be checked by WCET™ Administration)

§  Submitted all requested document with the application

§  Applicants must have:

-  Have completed a WCET™ recognized education program (ETNEP/ REP) or

-  Have another qualification in stoma wound and continence nursing or

-  Having responsbility for ET nursing within your hospital/community or

-  Have a spesific interest in developing ET nursing within your country

This completed application form must be accompanied with:

A.  □ Certified copy of your nursing qualification

B.  □ Documentation confirming that you have:

a.  Have completed WCET™ recognized ETNEP or REP or

b.  Have another qualification in stoma wound and continence nursing or

c.  Having responsibility for ET nursing within your hospital/community or

d.  Have a specific interest in developing ET nursing within your country

C.  □ Documentation from your employer that they support your CTS application

D.  □ Documentation of any evidence of applying for financial assisstant from another source

E.  □ Completed signed NNGF™ Scholarship agreement form

F.  □ A personal/ professional profile not exceeding 250 words detailing how this CTS will benefit yourself, your organization and your community. Include in your profile your current and or past involment in WCET™ or local ET professional organization in your city or country if applicable.

G.  □ Documentation of estimated travel cost

H.  □ Evidence of abstract submission documentation (if applicable)

Please submit all by email to or

Or via priority or registered mail to:

WCET™

c/o Jennifer Bank, WCET™ Director of Administration

1000 Potomac Street NW

Suite 108

Washington, DC 20007

United State of America

CONGRESS TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP 2018

WCET™ CONGRESS KUALA LUMPUR

APPLICATION FORM

Applicant information:

1.  Full Name:

2.  Tittle Mr. Mrs Ms Miss Dr

3.  Date of birth

4.  Email address (for WCET™/ NNGF™ correspondence)

5.  Telephone (including country and area code)

6.  Full postal address:

7.  Employment

a.  Current position

b.  Employer name

c.  Employer address

d.  Employer contact email address

8.  Qualification(s)

Name od degree/ diploma/ certificate / Name of institution / Year Completed

9.  Detail (s) of other source of funding you have acquired or applied for: please note. Even if your request for funding from other source has not been successfull, your application for this enhances your NNGF™/ CTS application. Please document event items such as paid study/ conference leave from your employer.

Source / Amount / Details
(Indicate currency USD, GBP, etc)
Employer
Hospital/ University
Cancer Society
ET Nursing association (local or national)
Ostomy Association
Charity organization (e.g Lion, Rotary etc)
Industry (specify)
Other (specify)

10.  Detail of expenses

Total expense / Amount in local currency / Amount in US Dolar
Travel (economy class round trip): / Air
Rail
Road
Passport/ Visa fees
Early Bird Registration Congress
Accommodation at congress x 5 nights
Other expenses (specify)
TOTAL EXPENSE
Other financial assisstance obtained:
(refer to question no 10)
Total amount requested for NNGF™ Scholarship:

CONGRESS TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP

AGREEMENT FORM

I, , (print name) hereby agree to the following conditions if I am awarded a WCET™ CONGRESS TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP

a.  I affirm that I meet NNGF™ Congress Travel Scholarship criteria and that I have not received such funding within the past six years

b.  In the event I am unable to attend the congress after receiving NNGF™ Congress Travel Scholarsip Award, all money awarded to me will be returned to Norma N. Gill Foundation™ (NNGF™).

c.  I am aware that NNGF™ will pay the congress registration fees and the accomodation fees direct to the congress organizer/ hotel

d.  The CTS award with my name and country will be aknowledged in WCET™ Journal and other WCET™ promotional materials.

Signature:

Date: