IAEA Conference Scholarship

'The IAEA 2009 Conference will be pleased to support the winner of the IAEA Distinguished Student Scholarship.
The winner may have already submitted a proposal for the Conference.
If not, a presentation time will be kept for the winner if a proposal has not been submitted by the due date. The Organising Committee will contact the winner to request proposal details.

2009 Distinguished Student Scholarship ? EXTENSION OF DEADLINE
Deadline for receipt of submissions: 22 June 2009
The IAEA 2009 Distinguished Student Scholarship will support the attendance of one individual at the 2009 IAEA conference to be held in Brisbane, Australia from September 13 to 18. The scholarship will consist of a maximum stipend of $2000 US to cover travel, subsistence, and conference registration costs. Eligible candidates must be students enrolled full-time in a doctoral degree program in educational measurement or educational assessment, or a closely related field.
To apply, the candidate should send the following information to Randy Bennett: rbennett@ETS.ORG or to Yoav Cohen: yoav@NITE.ORG.IL
-Name
-E-mail address
-Postal address including street address, city, state or province, and country
-Graduate Institution
-Name of Graduate Degree Program
-Name of Faculty Advisor

The candidate should also send as electronic attachments:
1. Letter from a faculty advisor attesting to the candidate's academic accomplishments and verifying enrollment as a doctoral student in educational measurement or educational assessment, or a closely related field
2. Paper or conference presentation previously authored or co-authored by the candidate
3. If available, written endorsement from a primary or individual member of IAEA.

Faculty-advisory recommendation and IAEA-member endorsement may be from the same individual if that individual, or his/her institution, is an IAEA member. Preference will be given to candidates who present an IAEA-member endorsement.
Selection of the successful applicant for the award of the IAEA 2009 Distinguished Student Scholarship is based on the following aspects of the submission:

• Meeting the eligibility criteria
• Strength of the faculty recommendation
• Quality of the submitted paper or presentation

The deadline for receipt of submissions is June 22.
The winner will be notified by July 7 that the scholarship has been awarded. Other applicants will be notified at the same time.