Application for Financial Assistance to attend: The 18th International Symposium on Theses and Dissertations ETD 2015 http://www.etd2015india.in A. Please fill the Performa below: Name Job Title Institution Institution with Address Address of Communication E-mail Telephone Number Have you had a paper accepted for ‘ETD 2015’? Have you had a poster accepted for ‘ETD 2015? If you do not have a paper or poster accepted for ‘ETD 2015’, would you be prepared to provide a poster? Have you received financial support to attend a previous NDLTD ‘ETD’ conference? (If so, please name the source). Have you applied to the NDLTD conference organisers for financial support to attend in any of previous ‘ETD’ conference also? Have you managed to obtain some/any financial support towards the cost of attending ‘ETD 2015’ already? (If so, please name the source). Please mention the level of importance of the grant funding for which you are now applying. List the ways in which your institution, organisation or country would benefit from your attendance at ‘ETD 2015’ (e.g. your plans to implement an ETD programme, your plans to publicise the benefits of ETDs through local events or publications, etc) Will you confirm your willingness to attend the ‘Newcomers’ session on 4th November if you attend ‘ETD 2015’ Are you confirming your willingness to complete a brief ‘Feedback’ form at the end of the conference, and to provide a brief report shortly afterwards identifying the benefits of attendance. Are you able to provide a letter (e-mail) of support from a head of your institution confirming that your attendance at ‘ETD 2015’ would be of benefit to your institution Please add any further information you would like taken into account B. Write a letter of motivation of up to one page in length (in PDF, plain text or MSWord format) for how you and your institution would benefit from your attendance at ETD 2015. Indicate in the letter: if you will present a poster or paper at the conference; at what stage of development your institution's ETD project is; which previous international ETD conferences you have attended; and in which years you received travel funding from the conference organizers / NDLTD. Enclosures Required: 1. Above Filled in Form 2. Support Letter from head of your institution confirming that your attendance would be of benefit to your institution 3. Your letter of motivation of up to one page in length (in PDF, plain text or MSWord format) for how you and your institution would benefit from your attendance at ETD 2015 4. Current CV/ Resume