Prior to completing this application all 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. Should you require to apply out of round, please include a justification. 
Your responses will help MERI determine the level of conference funding requests expected for 2018. If you are ready now to submit a Full Application for MERI Conference funding request, please upload relevant documentation as appropriate, following the document naming conventions outlined under each question. Please note that submission of an application 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. Letter of acceptance from conference convening body

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* 4. 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.

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* 5. Current research higher degree 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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* 6. 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

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* 7. 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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* 8. 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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* 9. 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)

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