NSW Division Scholarships to attend the
2023 AAG Conference
(the 2023 application scholarship window has now closed as it is no longer
possible to submit an abstract for the 2023 Conference - this information has
been left here as a guide to what may be made available in 2024)
The AAG NSW Division is currently offering two conference scholarships to support members’ active attendance at the 2023 AAG Conference on the Gold Coast.
Scholarship Categories
At least one scholarship will be awarded across each of the following categories:
- Student
- Early Career Researcher (ECR; ≤ 5 years PhD)
Amount per award
Each Scholarship will total up to $1000, inclusive of conference registration at an early bird rate. The remaining allocation can be used for travel and accommodation costs related to the conference for the applicant.
Eligibility criteria for applicants
- Be a current member of AAG (NSW Division)
- Be currently enrolled as a student at post-graduate level (e.g Masters or PhD) or ECR (≤ 5 years PhD)
- Have submitted an abstract to the conference
- Have no other source of financial support to attend the conference (e.g. from your employer or university/institution)
- Have not previously been awarded an AAG NSW Division Conference Scholarship as a postgraduate student or ECR
If you are not already a member of AAG, you can join now. Student memberships are available on the membership page of the AAG website. The Student and Early Career Group (SECG) has an active membership within AAG, and you are encouraged to participate in that group as part of your membership.
Find out more about the conference, visit the 2023 AAG Conference
What to do
To apply, please submit your conference abstract and indicate the scholarship category that you are applying for in the Additional Information section (refer screen shot).
At a later date you will then be asked to provide the following materials:
- Abstract details (150 words max: include title, presentation type, and your role in the research, advocacy, or practice);
- A current CV (maximum 2 pages);
- A statement to address the selection criteria and explain how the conference scholarship will benefit you, your research, advocacy or practice, and details of your prior and/or future contributions to the AAG, gerontology, and community (300 words max).
Expectations of applicants
Successful applicants are expected to:
- Acknowledge the support of the NSW Division of the AAG during their presentation at the conference.
- Arrange their own travel and accommodation, and seek reimbursement from the NSW AAG Division treasurer with evidence of costs (i.e. receipts, bank statement).
- Write a 1-page report on their experience at the AAG Conference. This may be used/promoted online. For example, quoted on the NSW AAG webpage or posted as an entry on the AAG SECG blog.
- If invited, present their research at an AAG NSW Division event.
All applicants may be invited to present their research at an AAG NSW Division event.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS IS 28 April 2023 or later if extended.
If you have questions, please contact NSW Division Co-chair, Dr Joyce Siette via [email protected]
Application process
Applications will be submitted via an online form (soon to set up)
Enquiries can be directed to the Co-Chairs of the NSW Division Committee, (Joyce Siette and Keryn Curtis), Treasurer, (Reza Kehalee), or Chair of Student Prizes and Bursary Sub-committee, (Kim Kiely) via [email protected]
Yours sincerely
Keryn Curtis and Joyce Siette (AAG NSW Division Co-Chairs)
