APPLICATION FORM

BISA-PGN CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP FUNDING

COMPETITION 2019

Please complete all sections of the application form and submit it via email to
bisapgnexec@gmail.com with the subject heading: BISA Funding Competition.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted by Sunday 5th May 2019. Successful applicants will be
notified by the end of May 2019.

APPLICANT(S):

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NAME AFFILIATION EMAIL MOBILE

(e.g. Ms Heather Johansson) (e.g. Dept of Government, (university email account is
University of Strathclyde) preferred

Convenor(s)1:

Main contact person:

EVENT

Title of event:

(e.g. “Workshop: Ethnography and International Relations”)

Proposed Location: Proposed Date & Duration:

Description (including purpose, objectives, aims & proposed programme; max. 250 words):

Expected outcome of event (e.g. academic/learning/networking/social, including any outputs;

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The Convenor(s) must be listed in ‘applicant(s)’ and all must be BISA postgraduate members.
max. 150 words):

Briefly explain how the proposed event will enhance the postgraduate international studies
research community in BISA and beyond (max. 150 words):

Nature of participants:
Expected numbers: Range of experience (a majority of participants must be
postgraduates):

BUDGET

Please complete a detailed budget below (including the existing entries) with a separate entry for each
income stream/source and expenditure (e.g. travel, food, fees, administrative costs, equipment,
accommodation).

Estimated Costs:

TOTAL costs:

Amount sought from BISA-PGN:

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Funding secured from elsewhere:

If planning to charge an attendance fee, please specify the amount and purpose here:

£ (BISA members): £ (others):

Purpose:

Please specify any financial and/or non-financial support (e.g. free hire of room or equipment) from
your department/university, and/or any cross-institutional/organisational collaboration for the proposed
event:

Applicants may supply up to four additional A4 pages to support their case, however this is not
expected or required.

Signature2: Date:

BISA PGN Funding Competition 2018/2019 Guidelines and Criteria

Guideline

 Permission granted by the host institution to hold the event should be proven on application.

 Payment can only be made by the host institution/department. However, when the applicant
includes in the proposed budget travel / accommodation bursaries granted to participants of
the event, claims against these can be made directly by the participants to the BISA PGN
and/or BISA Office, should the host university/department not include these costs in their
invoice. (Please note: in order to receive reimbursements against bursaries claimants
must be members of BISA and payment can only be made upon receipts of proof of
travel/accommodation and a completed BISA PGN expenses form). BISA will only make
one payment per event, multiple claims should be consolidated.

 The award must be spent on what was originally agreed in the proposal, no changes are
allowed without consent of the BISA Postgraduate Network (PGN).
 The event must occur otherwise funding shall be returned to BISA.

 The event must take place in the calendar year during which the funding was awarded.

 Funding must be used for wider academic benefit not for personal expenses.

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This form must be signed by all applicants.
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  A report will be required following on from the event detailing funding streams, expenditure,
outputs and impact. This will be kept on file to show our charitable funding has been put to
the purposes it was agreed, as well as being made available (possibly in a shortened format)
on our website.

 If any of these guidelines are breached, BISA retains the right to refuse payment.

Criteria for successful applications

 Applicants should be members of BISA and Postgraduate Students.

 The proposed event should be predominantly for postgraduate students.
 Funding can be secured from other sources in addition to that given by BISA and therefore the
grant does not need to be sufficient to cover the whole cost of the event - however details of
planned funding attained or sought should be listed on application where possible.
 The standard of the event (speakers, academic premise etc.) should be high and seek to
promote new scholarship and intellectual excellence.
 The BISA PGN should be publicised in conjunction with the event and applicants should
demonstrate mechanisms for building a lasting partnership with the Network should they be
provided with a grant.
 The event plan should include a demonstration of how applicants will incorporate diversity
(race, gender, sexuality) and sustainability (fair trade products, environmental awareness) into
both the final output and event planning stages.