Scholarships
The ASHM Foundation is proud to offer a Conference Scholarship Program. The number of scholarships is dependent on the funds available in the Scholarship Fund. In 2008 the basic scholarship will be conference registration and accommodation up to 6 nights at Sullivans Hotel, Perth.
Please click on this for the scholarship form. Please complete and fax to 61 2 9212 4670.
Target Audience
The primary target for the scholarship program is ASHM Members:
• who are residents of Australia or New Zealand
• who attest to facing financial hardship
• who submit an abstract to the ASHM Conference
• who do not receive financial assistance from other sources to attend the conference
• who will incur high costs to travel to the conference
Applying for a Scholarship
Applicants are required to complete the Scholarship Application Form available to download from the conference website at www.ashm.org.au/ashm08/ and return it to the conference secretariat by Friday 23 May 2008. Late applications will be considered but will be assessed after applications received by the due date. Incomplete applications may be rejected. Notifications will be sent out in June 2008 in time for those unsuccessful to register under the early bird rate.
Assessment & Eligibility Criteria
Applicants will be required to:
• submit an abstract
• confirm that they are a member of ASHM
• indicate whether they have received a scholarship to attend any previous ASHM Conference
• declare any funding assistance they will receive to attend the conference
• indicate their distance from Perth; and
• estimate the cost of their travel to reach Melbourne, by the least expensive route / most appropriate method
• attest to the accuracy of their application for the scholarship and in the case of employees, have their supervisor sign their form. The onus is on the applicant to notify the ASHM office of any change to their circumstances. Applicants found to submit false or misleading applications will be referred to the Professional Affairs Committee and will be ineligible for subsequent assistance.
Publication of Scholarship Recipients
ASHM will publish the list of people supported by the scholarship program in its conference program, ASHM News and Annual Report.
Sponsorship of the Scholarship Fund is broadly promoted and encouraged. A copy of the full policy governing the Conference Scholarship Program can be obtained from the ASHM office.
NEW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships for ASHM and Sexual Health Conferences
WA is in a unique position as it is a very large state covering huge distances with a predominant rural and
remote population. WA also has a significant indigenous community. WA has an epidemiology at odds with that seen in the eastern states. In order to encourage and showcase indigenous health research and support contribution from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and researchers the ASHM Foundation and the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine would like to offer two scholarships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with research to present at either conference.
Each scholarship includes return travel to Perth, accommodation for the duration of the conferences and full joint conference registration including tickets to the Sexual Health welcome reception, joint conference
dinner and ASHM case presentation breakfast.
To apply for a scholarship the individual must:
• Email conferenceinfo@ashm.org.au for an application form
• Submit an abstract on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV related topics for presentation at either of
the conferences online at: ASHM Conference - www.ashm.org.au/ashm08/ or Sexual Health Conference - www.sexualhealthconference.com.au
• Email conferenceinfo@ashm.org.au and indicate how attendance at the conferences might benefit them
with their future work or in their community
• Write a report after the conferences and participate in an interview for use in publicizing the scholarship
program (information will be provided in due course regarding this)
Deadline for applications is 23 May 2008
