ALLA Virtual Conference 2021 Bursaries for ALLA (WA) Members

The ALLA (WA) Committee is excited to offer ten bursaries to cover the virtual registration costs for the 2021 ALLA Virtual Conference taking place on the 23 and 24th of September 2021.

These bursaries are valued at $120 each and will reimburse ALLA (WA) members for the cost of registering to attend the 2021 ALLA Virtual Conference. Applications are open to ALLA (WA) Members only.

To apply please provide a short statement (no more than 500 words in length) outlining why you believe attending the ALLA Conference 2021 would be beneficial to your career development.

Requirements for Successful Recipients:

Successful recipients must register for the conference before seeking reimbursement from ALLA (WA).
Successful recipients must attend the specific conference within the calendar year of receiving the award. If the award is not taken up within the time frame, the funding and registration will be void.
Successful recipients are required to either

Submit content for a blog post to the ALLA (WA) Blog within 6 weeks of attending the conference. The ALLA (WA) Committee will provide questions to guide the piece. OR
Participate in a round-table discussion CPD session (face to face or virtually depending on current COVID-19 restrictions) within 8 weeks of attending the conference.

Successful recipients will reimburse ALLA (WA) of the funding in full, should they not fulfill the obligations of the bursary program.

A merits based selection of successful recipients will be undertaken by ALLA (WA) Committee members who are not applying for one of these bursaries.

Please send applications to ALLA(WA) President David McDowell by COB Tuesday 27th July.

Successful recipients will be notified by return email, by COB Tuesday 3rd August.

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