2015 Kainic Medical Communications Travel Scholarship
Please refer to specific criteria appended
Application Instructions
All candidates must submit a completed application form and curriculum vitae via email to blair@kainicmedical.com. There is
no restriction on the length of the application form or the applicant’s curriculum vitae, but candidates are referred to the judging
criteria regarding clear, concise and accurate writing ability. All applications must be received by 5pm on Wednesday,
1 April 2015. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application within 14 days of the closing date.
Personal Details
Surname:
First Name:
Address:
Telephone No:
Email:
PhD Supervisor:
Conference Details
Conference:
Please include due date for abstract submission (if known) and date of attendance
Abstract Details
Proposed Abstract Title:
Please explain the subject of your abstract in layman’s terms and the importance of this contribution to your field
What benefits do you believe you will personally gain from attending this conference, and how do you believe it will
impact on your personal development and career progression?
What benefits do you believe your attendance at this conference will bring for the Department of Pharmacology &
Toxicology and the University of Otago?
Do you plan to undertake any additional activities while travelling to the conference e.g. lab visits, interviews for postdoctoral positions etc.? (Please provide details)
Candidate Criteria
The candidate must fulfil the following criteria:
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Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident;
Be studying for a Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology (i.e. 0.5
FTE or above) at the University of Otago;
Must have been studying for their doctorate for no more than three years at the time of the
meeting;
Must have an abstract accepted for presentation (poster or oral) at the international conference
for which they are applying for funding to attend;
Must not have previously received the Kainic Medical Communications Travel Scholarship;
The candidate must acknowledge that they are a recipient of the Kainic Medical Communications
Travel Scholarship on their poster or in their oral presentation.
Conference Criteria
The conference must fulfil the following criteria:
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Must be a significant international conference i.e. Global or regional conference. Australia/New
Zealand regional conferences are excluded from consideration;
Applications will be considered for conferences in 2015 and 2016;
Applications for conferences to be held in 2016 will only be considered when the abstract
submission deadline occurs within 12 months of the closing date for applications.
Judging Criteria
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Likely benefit to be gained by the individual from attending the named conference;
Potential for attendance at the conference to increase international exposure for the student’s
research and the benefit for their co-authors and laboratory colleagues;
Potential to raise the profile of research performed in the Department of Pharmacology &
Toxicology, University of Otago and New Zealand;
Writing and presentation ability, namely the ability to present a clear, concise and accurate
application.
The successful candidate will be selected by the staff of Kainic Medical Communications with the
final decision to be made by the Director(s). The decision of the Director(s) will be final and additional
correspondence will not be entered into.
Blair Hesp PhD NZDipBus CMPP
Director
Kainic Medical Communications Limited