IUGG and the Union Associations, along with the generosity of the State Government of Victoria and the Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be offering limited funding to assist postgraduate students, early career scientists, and scientists from developing countries to attend IUGG 2011.

Eligibility 

Applications are open to postgraduate students, early career scientists and scientists from developing countries.
A list of developing countries as declared by the Minister of Foreign Affairs can be found here.
Applicants must submit an abstract for consideration within the IUGG 2011 program to be eligible for a conference grant. For information on how to submit an abstract please visit the below link.

http://www.iugg2011.com/program-abstracts.asp

Key Dates

IUGG 2011 Conference Grant applications close Monday 17 January 2011.  Please note your abstract must be submitted by this date also.

Successful applicants will be notified via email on Monday 28 March 2011.  If successful you will be required to complete a registration form for IUGG 2011 (to be supplied at the time of notification) and submit it by Monday 11 April 2011. 

Failure to register by 11 April may result in the applicant no longer being eligible for a conference grant.
Please note – IUGG and the Union Associations provide grants to support early-bird registration in the first instance. Very limited grants, as a fixed sum of money, will be offered to cover local subsidence, e.g. food and lodging. Travel expenses will be supported exceptionally.

IUGG 2011 Conference Grants Now Closed.

The Local Organising Committee of IUGG 2011, along with the generosity of the State Government of Victoria and the Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau, is offering a number of Complimentary Registrations for Australian and New Zealand postgraduate students who agree to be a Student Volunteer for the duration of the General Assembly.

As a Student Volunteer you will contribute on a voluntary basis to various organisational tasks during the General Assembly (e.g as an audio-visual backup person in a meeting room, by providing assistance to delegates on arrival in Melbourne and during the meeting).

One of the aims of the program is to ensure that Volunteers are able to attend scientific sessions in their discipline.

Eligibility 

Applications are open to Australian and New Zealand postgraduate students and will be awarded based on the following criteria:

• Statement from your supervisor on university letterhead verifying that you are enrolled as a postgraduate student.
• Brief outline from student as to how they will benefit from attending IUGG 2011 (max. 250 words).
• Submit an abstract to be considered – will strengthen application but not a prerequisite.
• IUGG 2011 Local Funding applications close Monday 17 January 2011

Successful applicants will be notified via email by Monday 28 March 2011.  These students will be required to complete a registration form for IUGG 2011 (to be supplied at the time of notification) and submit it by Monday 11 April 2011. 

Failure to do so may result in the student no longer being eligible for complimentary registration.

Please note – IUGG 2011 will only cover registration costs.  Travel, accommodation and personal expenses will be at a cost to the student.

IUGG 2011 Conference Grants Now Closed.