TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action - 2017

The Closing Date is 11th September, 2017

About the Award

This scholarship seeks to encourage the participation of sociologists working outside academe (in areas such as private industry, government and non-government organisations, and private contract and consultancy work) with The Australian Sociological Association (TASA). The TASA Executive would like to encourage non-academic members who have conducted applied research or written sociological papers on their work to apply for the scholarship.

The Prize

The recipient of the prize will receive:

  1. A complementary registration for the 2017 TASA Annual Conference (not transferrable to future conferences);
  2. A TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action certificate;
  3. A listing on the TASAweb ‘Recipients of TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action’.

Eligibility Criteria

Those eligible for consideration of the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Current or recent employment or self-employment in an area such as private industry, government organisation, non-government organisation, private contract work, or consultancy work;
  • Applicants’ primary employment must be outside universities, academic research centres or joint industry-university centres;
  • Acceptance of a refereed conference abstract where the applicant is the first-named author. Preference will be given to applicants whose abstract is about their work outside academia;
  • Not previously a recipient of the award;
  • Current financial TASA members;
  • Agree to submit a brief profile of their work/career to be published in Nexus, if awarded a scholarship.

The following Selection Criteria will be taken into consideration:

Quality and relevance of conference abstract to the theme of that year’s conference / 30 points
Location/distance from conference venue / 30 points
Financial Hardship / 20 points
Care responsibilities (where this impacts on capacity to pay for conference attendance) / 10 points
Commitment to TASA (eg years of membership) / 10 points

Selection Panel

Selection panel will normally consist of the Vice President (convenor) and the Postgraduate Portfolio Leader.

Application Procedure

  • Nominations must be made on this official nomination form.
  • Abstracts 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 normally consisting of the Vice President (convenor) and the Postgraduate Portfolio Leader
  • Up to three scholarships may be awarded each year.
  • Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application with enough time for those nominees who were not successful to still register for the conference at the ‘Early Bird’ rate.
  • The decision of the review panel is final and no further discussions will be entered into
  • Successful applicants will have the payment of their conference registration made by the TASA Office in the year that the scholarship is awarded (i.e. the funding is not transferable to future conferences).

TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action

Nomination Form 2017

Please complete all details below:

First name: Surname:

Employer:______

Address:

Phone No:

Email address:

Title of your abstract submitted to the refereed section of the TASA 2017 Conference:

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Date your Conference abstract 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.

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Points available / Points awarded
Quality and relevance of conference abstract (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

Applicant checklist

I am currentlyor have been recently employed or am self-employed in an area such as private industry, government organisation, non-government organisation, private contract work, or consultancy work.

I am not currently primarilyworking in a university, academic research centre or joint industry-university centre.

I am a current financial member of TASA.

I have not previously received this award.

I have submitted a sole authored abstract or abstract where I am first author and presentervia the normal online submission process for all conference papers.

I have submitted a completed scholarship nomination form, electronically, to the TASA Office at by COB September 11th, 2017.

IMPORTANT:If you have not received an email from TASA acknowledging receipt of your nomination by the 13th of September, 2017 please contact the TASA Office (03 9214 5283).

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application with enough time for those nominees who were not successful to still register for the conference at the ‘Early Bird’ rate.The decision of the review panel is final and no further discussions will be entered into.

TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociology in Action Revised: 01/05/2017