13th Congress of the APSR
Bangkok, 2008
Travel Grants
Purpose
A number of travel awards will be 40 grants, each to the value of US$850, plus free registration fee and a pass for Gala Dinner on 21 November, 2008. The grants are being made available to encourage eligible participants to attend an enrich the above Congress through presentation of their work and active participation in the meeting. These are awarded based on the quality of the abstract submitted. The grants will be made in cash to the recipients at the Congress.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must have submitted an abstract suitable for communication at the 2008 APSR Congress.
- Applicant must be the presenting author of an abstract accepted for presentation at the Congress.
Selection Process
The central congress committee will review and rank the abstracts submitted for travel awards, using the following criteria:
| Criteria | Weight |
| Originally of idea and impact of the study | 20% |
| Significance of hypothesis | 20% |
| Appropriateness of methods | 25% |
| Scientific / data interpretation | 25% |
| Presentation of results | 10% |
| Total | 20% |
Applicants will be notified of the outcome in writing by 10th September 2008
Application for Travel Awards must be made online (or by completing and faxing the application form to the secretariat) at he same time as the abstract is submitted.
Closing date for applications: 31 st August 2008
Please email your application and state your abstract title and topic to secretariat@apsr2008.org
Download Travel Grants Application Form
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