TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship – Nomination Form 2015
Please complete all details below:
Title:
First name:
Surname:
Address:
Phone No.:
Email address:
Thesis topic:
Institution:
Degree (Honours, Masters or PhD):
Supervisor’s name:
Supervisor’s email:
Phone No.:
Expected submission date:
Title of your paper submitted to the refereed section of the TASA 2015 Conference:
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Date your Conference paper was submitted: __/__/____
Provide a brief statement to support your application, using the selection criteria shown below. You should
respond to each point and you may attach a short statement to this nomination form.
Points available
Quality and relevance of conference paper (no response needed)
30 points
Location/distance from conference venue
30 points
Financial hardship
20 points
Family responsibilities (where this impacts on capacity to pay for
conference attendance)
10 points
Commitment to TASA (eg years of membership)
10 points
TOTAL
100 points
Points
awarded
Applicant checklist
 I am a current Honours, Masters or PhD postgraduate student
 I am a current financial member of TASA
 I have submitted a sole authored paper for inclusion in the TASA 2015 refereed proceedings via
the normal online submission process for all conference papers: www.tasa.org.au (go to the
conference page for submission details). TASA will seek confirmation of acceptance of your paper
from the conference organisers.
 I have not held a TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship previously.
 I have submitted a completed nomination form, electronically, to the TASA Office at
admin@tasa.org.au by September 8th, 2015.
IMPORTANT: If you have not received an email from TASA acknowledging receipt of your
nomination by the 10th of September, 2015 please contact the TASA Office (03 9214 5283)
TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship Fund - 2015
The Closing Date is September 8th 2015
About the Award
The TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship Fund was established in 2003 with funds donated by
the former Australian Association of Social Research Inc. The scholarships aim to support postgraduate
participation at TASA annual conferences. The TASA Executive would like to encourage postgraduate
members to apply and also academic supervisors to encourage their students to apply for the 2015
conference.
The Prize
The recipient of the prize will receive:
 Registration for the 2015 conference;
 Registration for the 2015 pre-conference TASA Postgraduate Workshop;
 A TASA PCSF certificate; and
 Travel funding for 2015 scholarship recipients who reside in Qld, NSW, Vic, SA, Tas & ACT (up
to $600 per scholarship) and NT & WA (up to $1000 per scholarship).
Eligibility Criteria
Those eligible for consideration of the scholarship will meet the following criteria:
 Applicant is currently enrolled in an Honours, Masters or PhD program
 Applicant has submitted a refereed conference paper by the Conference submission date. The
selection committee will request a copy of the paper and referee reports from the Conference
Organisers – the paper must be eligible for publication in the refereed conference papers.
 Applicant is the sole author on the paper
 Applicant has not previously been a recipient of the award
 Applicant is a financial TASA member as at the closing date for scholarship applications
 Applicant agrees to submit a brief report, to be published in Nexus, if awarded a scholarship
The following Selection Criteria will be taken into consideration:
Quality and relevance of conference paper
Location/distance from conference venue
Hardship
Care responsibilities (where this impacts on capacity to pay for conference
attendance)
Commitment to TASA (eg years of membership)
30 points
30 points
20 points
10 points
10 points
Each year the scholarship winner with the best paper in the research area of migration or cultural
pluralism, or with the potential for contribution to public policy, will be recognised as the winner of the
Jerzy Zubrzycki Postgraduate Conference Scholarship.
Selection Panel
Selection panel will normally consist of the Vice President (Convenor) and the Postgraduate member.
Application Procedure
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Nominations must be made on this official nomination form and submitted, electronically, to
admin@tasa.org.au by September 8th, 2015
Papers must be submitted to the refereed proceedings by the deadlines set by the Conference
Local Organising Committee (LOC). Please make sure you double check this date on the TASA
Conference website in case the deadline is brought forward.
Applications will be reviewed by TASA Executive sub-committee and a decision will be made
taking into consideration the ranking provided by the LOC
Up to five scholarships may be awarded each year
Applicants will be notified of the outcome in enough time for those nominees who were not
successful to still register for the conference at the ‘Early Bird’ rate (around early October).
The decision of the review panel is final and no further discussions will be entered into.
Postgraduate conference scholarship winners will have the payment of their conference
registration made by the TASA Office.
Postgraduate conference scholarship winners will also be reimbursed for travel costs up to the
value set based on their location. One claim may be made for each scholarship winner and must
include receipts. Expenses may be claimed before or soon after the conference, as long as
receipts are provided for all expenses. Please note: you will need to take out travel insurance
(usually around $15) if you would like to be reimbursed before the conference. You can include
the cost of travel insurance in your claim. Please email Sally at the TASA Office
(admin@tasa.org.au) and request a claim form.