Health-related Water Microbiology Specialist Group
Travel Bursary Application Form
(To attend WaterMicro2015 in Lisbon, Portugal, September 13-19, 2015)
Travel Bursary (Form Due April 23, 2015)
*Will meet all requirements of IWA (see enclosed). Preference will be given to those who did not receive bursaries for previous Watermicro
conferences.
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Travel support for students going to school in a Lower Income Country1 (support of all travel)
Support of professionals working in a Lower Income Country (support of up to 1000 Euros and
registration waived except for meals)
Full Name:
Last
First
Address:
Street Address
City
State
Country
ZIP or Postal Code
E-mail Address(es):
Academic/Industry or Government Institution:
IWA Membership #:
Please Check One:
___Student going to school in a developing country/region
___Scientist who is working in a developing country/region
___Mentor/Student Team representative of a developing country/region (Please submit application forms for each person together)
Please submit an abstract of original work for presentation consideration. Abstracts should be written according to the
Watermicro format and attached to this application in Word or PDF format.
Please submit a one page CV/ biographical sketch including past presentations, projects and/or academic information.
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See IWA country classification
Applications should be submitted to Marion Savill via email
(mailto:marionsavill@xtra.co.nz) by April 23, 2015.
In circumstances where alternative (e.g. employer) funding is not available for attending the Symposium, the
Health-related Water Microbiology group may support costs for travel, accommodation and subsistence, in
accordance with the guidelines below.
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To be eligible for the travel bursary you must be a member of IWA
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All requests of support for travel must be agreed and approved in advance by the specialist group treasurer. Unless
advised otherwise, members should make their own travel arrangements, pay for travel and then seek
reimbursement. Should you have difficulty in paying for the travel, the treasurer may offer to pay for travel in
advance on receipt of a pro-forma invoice from the local travel agent. A payment receipt must be submitted before
traveling to the conference.
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All claims for reimbursement must be received within 30 days of the end of the travel -any claims received after this
period will be ineligible for reimbursement. Expenses incurred in foreign currency will be reimbursed in GBP based
upon the converted rate per the statement. All expenses must be accompanied by receipts and any other relevant
documentation along with a brief description of the expense.
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The travel reimbursement will cover only of an economy APEX grade flight. Members are free to make alternate
arrangements which may cost more, and later request that the group reimburse them for the allowable portion of the
cost. For example, a member may choose to fly first, business or premium economy class, but submits a claim for
airfare reimbursement of an economy APEX grade flight.
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IWA members are required to take out their own travel insurance as there is currently no applicable Group Policy.
The cost to the member of travel insurance taken out for attending the symposium purposes (or the additional costs
as appropriate and reasonable) may be claimed for reimbursement.
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In general 3 or 4 star hotels are deemed sufficient when traveling for the conference. Reasonable room, breakfast
and evening meal expenses will be reimbursed during the conference.
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Members may claim for the following expenses by submitting the receipts.
Breakfast (max €10) may be claimed if travelling before 8am.
Lunch (max €25) may be claimed if you are away for the entire working day.
Dinner (max €35) may be claimed if travelling home past 7 pm, or max €45 if staying overnight.
Applications should be submitted to Marion Savill via email
(mailto:marionsavill@xtra.co.nz) by April 23, 2015.