[Air-L] AoIR2022 Travel Scholarship Application - Deadline 3 July 2022

[Nastasia Griffioen]

Dear sender,

I am traveling for work and will not be checking my email regularly until Monday June 20th.

If necessary I will respond to your email when I get back.

Kind regards,
Nastasia Griffioen

On 13 Jun 2022, at 21:58, Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:

> - apologies for cross posting -
> 
> 
> In order to increase the diversity of participation in the annual AoIR
> conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available
> several conference fee waivers and travel stipends per year.
> 
> Applications are invited from authors whose proposals have already been
> accepted via the conference reviewing process, as well as by PhD students
> applying to the Doctoral Colloquium.
> 
> All applications should be emailed directly to the Association Coordinator,
> Michelle (ac [at] AoIR [dot] org), and must be received by 3 July 2022.
> Late applications cannot be considered.
> 
> Applications should include (1) a short (2-page) CV and (2) a statement no
> longer than 2 pages that must include the following information:
> 
> 
>   1.
> 
>   A brief description of how the author’s presentation or contribution to
>   the AoIR 2022 conference will uniquely articulate and/or represent a
>   distinctive perspective (e.g., of persons and/or cultures) otherwise
>   unlikely to be represented at the conference.
>   2.
> 
>   An explanation of the author’s distinctive circumstances that would
>   warrant a fee waiver, and an indication that the applicant will be able to
>   make effective use of the funds. These may include, but are by no means
>   limited to: exceptionally limited financial resources (e.g., as a graduate
>   student or scholar in a non-OECD country, as a disabled person on a limited
>   income, etc.); exceptional limits on institutional support otherwise
>   normally available (e.g., travel funds, grant funds, etc.); other
>   exceptional circumstances that render the usual AoIR conference fees an
>   insurmountable obstacle to attending the conference in order to present the
>   author’s work. Please include any information on access you have to
>   additional funding.
> 
> 
> AoIR membership is encouraged but is not a requirement for the application.
> 
> Applicants may also include a letter of support from someone familiar with
> their circumstances, special needs, etc. Such a letter is not a requirement.
> 
> Applications will be reviewed by the AoIR Executive Committee.
> 
> Fee waivers and travel stipends of up to USD$500 (with one stipend of up to
> USD$1,500) will be awarded. Awards are intended to reimburse participants
> for expenses incurred and will be paid out after the conference. The
> awardee is required to provide expense receipts to AoIR in order to access
> travel stipends.
> 
> Decisions are made on the basis of the Executive Committee’s collective
> judgment as to which applicants will make the most distinctive contribution
> to the AoIR conference. Priority will be given to applicants who have not
> previously received a travel award from AoIR. In order to respect and
> protect the privacy of the applicants, all Executive Committee discussions
> and deliberations will be held in strict confidence.
> 
> The AoIR Executive Committee regretfully acknowledges that there may be
> more meritorious applications than we will be able to award and support.
> Nonetheless, we hope that awarded fee waivers and travel stipends will not
> only assist deserving scholars and researchers, but also enrich the AoIR
> 2022 conference for all attendees.
> 
> Please direct any additional questions to AoIR's Association
> Coordinator, Michelle
> (ac [at] AoIR [dot] org).
> 
> Tama Leaver
> 
> AoIR President
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