Conferences, Workshops, Summer and Winter Schools, and Short Courses
Eligibility
- Nanotechnology events held in Australia that support the aims of the ARCNN (see www.ausnano.net) and being organized by members of ARCNN
- Funding is also available for Workshops for developing collaborative proposals for Funding agencies based on the call for proposals from various funding bodies.
Conditions of Funding
- from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on the duration of the Event and number of proposed attendees. To be used for purposes such as, free registration for postgraduate students and free or reduced registration for early career researchers
- funding support already gained from other sources preferred, eg. home university, or other sponsoring body
- ARCNN would encourage speakers to also visit other member groups within Australia
- requires submission of a proposal and budget with details of how sponsorship funds are to be used
- must acknowledge funding support from ARCNN and ARC in all promotional material
- must provide ARCNN with a written report of the outcomes and expenditure details of the Event within 3 months of completion
Payment of funding support will be made as an advance to the Institution that is managing the Event. This will enable the necessary prepayments to be made by the Event organizers. The institution is requested to issue a tax invoice to The Australian National University and send to ARCNN. After the event, the Institution is required to acquit the advance including attaching copies of the original invoices/documentation of costs incurred.
More details on these requirements will be sent to applicants when they are notified of their successful application.
Guidelines for Funding
Applications for funding by ARCNN should be submitted at least three months in advance from the date of submission of abstracts. In order for Event funding to be approved the application must satisfy the listed criteria. Additionally, where it is necessary to rank applications, because the requested funds exceed those available, this ranking will be done on the basis of which applications best satisfy the listed criteria. There is no appeals process. The decisions made by the ARCNN management committee, informed by the recommendation of the ARCNN Events Working Group will be final.
Selection Criteria that will be used to evaluate all Event applications
- Broader benefit to the Australian nanotechnology community
- Event organised by ARCNN members, and the level of involvement of ARCNN members
- Size of Event - anticipated number of attendees (number of students, number of ECR’s); anticipated number of international attendees
- Quality of invited speakers
- Availability of invited speakers to give talks in other parts of Australia as ARCNN Distinguished Lecturer(s)
- Level of reduced or no registration cost for Students and Early Career Researchers
- Level and quality of nanotechnologies component in the technical program
- Funding support already gained from other sources
Additional Selection Criteria that will be used to evaluate Workshop applications
- Specific educational session for students included
Additional Selection Criteria that will be used to evaluate Summer and Winter School and Short Course applications
- Quality of educational sessions
- Track record and profile of lecturers
