Notification of Intent: MGSE Conference Funding 2018

Thank you for completing this Notification of Intent (NOI) for MGSE Conference Funding. Prior to completing this NOI please ensure you read the MGSE Conference Funding Guidelines to establish eligibility. For those with the job types of 'Research Focussed' and 'Teaching and Research', MERI staff will contact you if there are any queries in relation to your research active status. 'Teaching Specialist' staff must provide evidence of meeting MGSE Research Active criteria for their academic level. All eligible MGSE academic staff who wish to be considered for MGSE conference funding are required to submit an NOI for funding by 30th April 2018, Questions 1-15. Your responses will help MERI determine the level of conference funding requests expected for 2017. If you are ready now to submit a conference funding request, please also upload relevant documentation to Questions 16 - 22 as appropriate, following the document naming conventions outlined under each question. Please note that submission of an NOI does not guarantee approval of funding.

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your academic level?

Level A

Level B

Level C

Level D

Level E

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* 4. Is your position continuing or fixed-term?

Continuing

Fixed-term contract

If your position is fixed-term please advise the end of contract date

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* 5. Please indicate your time fraction? NOTE: to be eligible to apply for MGSE Conference Funding minimum time fraction is 0.5FTE

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* 6. Are you an early career academic (five years or less out from Doctoral Award)?

if YES, are you presenting a conference for the first time since completing your Doctorate (YES or NO)

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* 7. If you are currently undertaking doctoral research, please advise the doctoral course (eg PhD); institution of study; and if completing the course at the University of Melbourne, your student number.

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* 8. What is your job type?

Teaching and Research

Research Focussed

Teaching Specialist

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* 9. If you are a Teaching Specialist, please attach evidence that you meet the MGSE Research Active criteria for your academic level

Uploaded document to have the following naming convention 'SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_TEACHING RA EVIDENCE'

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* 10. Have you received MGSE Conference Funding in the past?

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* 11. CONFERENCE DETAILS (if exact details are not yet known, please write 'TBA' as your answer; please also note only ONE conference per annum will be supported for each individual academic)

Conference Title

Date

Location

Title of Presentation

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* 12. Details of conference academic activity

Delivering a Keynote address

Presenting a paper (not a poster)

Conducting a workshop or forum

Other activity (Please specify) below

If you have answered 'Other Activity' Please provide details in the box below:

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* 13. Abstract Details (if available, otherwise leave blank)

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* 14. Estimated Conference Costs in Australian Dollars (maximum MGSE conference funding is AUD$3,000 for international and AUD$2,000 for domestic travel for one conference only in one calendar year)

Conference Registration

Conference Dinner

Return economy flights

Accommodation

TOTAL Costs (AUD)

TOTAL MERI Conference Funding Request anticipated

Other funding sources to be utilised

Private funds to be utilised

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* 15. Would like to apply NOW for the conference outlined in this NOI (answer 'No' if you intend to submit a full request later in 2018, and hit the submit button at the end of the survey) If 'Yes', please provide relevant attachments as per Qns 16-22

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* 16. Letter of acceptance from conference convening body

Uploaded document to have the following naming convention 'SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_ACCEPTANCE LETTER'

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* 17. Statement of support from your academic supervisor indicating how this conference publication fits within your publication plan and confirmation that arrangements have been made to ensure that teaching or supervisory duties will be met during this time. Please ask your supervisor to include a clear statement that the conference is the primary purpose of your travel.

Uploaded document to have the following naming convention 'SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_SUPERVISOR SUPPORT'

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* 18. Current Graduate Research students must provide i) a statement of support from your thesis supervisor ii) a copy of your most recent progress report showing satisfactory progress and iii) a statement that you will not be applying for MERI Graduate Research reimbursement for the same conference

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* 19. For fixed term academic staff applying for a conference that takes place later than 3 months prior to expiration of contract, please provide a statement from the academic supervisor and the Associate Dean, Staffing that the contract will be extended for at least six months

Uploaded document to have the following naming convention 'SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_CONTRACT EXTENSION'

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* 20. Details of the availability of any consultancy funds (and/or other research income that is able to provide support for conference travel) or evidence that the research being presented has been awarded funding that specifically excludes the use of funds for conference travel and/or that you have been unsuccessful in a competitive bid for travel funding from an alternative source

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* 21. For those previously awarded MGSE conference funding provide evidence that you have published or have submitted a manuscript that relates to the conference paper for which you were previously funded

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* 22. For those with teaching commitments please provide details as per the sample table below. Applicants must also attach evidence of subject coordinator approval (email is sufficient) Those with teaching commitments must also attach evidence of subject coordinator approval (email is sufficient)

Uploaded a single pdf document with the table and Coordinator approval, with the following naming convention 'SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_TEACHING COMMITMENTS'

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