Faculty-Presenter Conference Grants are available to assist college, university, and research institute faculty members from developing countries to travel outside their country's borders to attend and present their work at the forthcoming Conference of the Association for Moral Education. The grants are made possible through the generosity of the Gift-of-Time Foundation.
AMOUNT
Awards may cover the conference registration fees in part or in full. In addition, funds may be used to cover or reduce the costs of international transportation. When possible, the grant will roughly correspond to the total expense of the registration fee, the banquet fee, and air travel. The maximum total award is $800 USD. The recipient of the award must fly economy class at the most reasonable rate available and provide his or her air-tickets to the AME Treasurer at the AME Conference in order to be reimbursed for travel expenses. Grantees are responsible for any fees related to ticket changes, flight insurance, and all other travel expenses.
ELIGIBILITY
1. All faculty members from developing countries whose papers have been accepted for presentation at the conference are eligible to apply for a faculty conference grant, regardless of the conference presentation format (paper presentation, poster session, roundtable presentation, symposium respondent). Non-presenting faculty are not eligible for financial assistance.
2. The faculty member must be a citizen of a developing country. (This will mean that most recipients will be from Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe including countries of the former Soviet Union.) The applicant must reside in the country at the time of application and during the selection process.
3. The faculty member must be proficient in spoken and written English, which is the language of scientific communication at the conference, or take responsibility for providing an interpreter for his or her presentation and conference participation.
4. When more qualified applications are received than can be funded, travel grants will be distributed based on years of AME membership and academic merit of the applicant's accepted conference contribution.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
If your paper has been accepted for presentation and you have significant financial need, simply e-mail a letter of application and scanned copies of the supporting documents (.pdf files) to the AME Treasurer -- Prof. Garrett Duncan, and mail or air-mail a hard copy of the letter and supporting document to Prof. Garrett Duncan at Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1183, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA.
The letter must include, as an attachment, the abstract originally presented to the selection committee, as well as an explanation of the reasons financial support is needed. A letter of support from the applicant's home university department chair or dean also must be provided; this letter should confirm faculty status, indicate the amount of travel support provided by the applicant's home university, and confirm the applicant's ability to attend during the dates of the conference. The applicant also must enclose a photocopy of his or her university identification card or equivalent document.
Award recipients will be selected by the Conference Chair, in consultation with the AME Treasurer and President.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Submit your application letter as soon as possible after receiving word that your work has been accepted for presentation. The firm deadline for receipt of your application is one month (30 days) after notification that your work had been accepted for presentation.
AWARD PROCEDURE
Award recipients will be notified by the AME Conference Chair. The Gift-of-Time Foundation will submit a check to the AME Conference, on behalf of the winners; only travel subsidies will be redistributed directly to individuals.
