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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Jalwang Scholarship, Gerhardt Laves Scholarship, Susan Kaldor Scholarship and Michael Clyne Prize<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Australian Linguistic Society offers four Prizes and Scholarships to support linguistics research: the
<a href="http://www.als.asn.au/clyne.html#laves">Gerhardt Laves Scholarship</a>, which covers fieldwork expenses for postgraduate student researchers in indigenous languages of Australia or its immediate region; the
<a href="http://www.als.asn.au/clyne.html#jalwang">Jalwang Scholarship</a>, which supports linguists (not necessarily students) to give back to the community by converting some of their research into materials of benefit to the language speakers; the
<a href="http://www.als.asn.au/clyne.html#kaldor">Susan Kaldor Scholarship</a>, to support ALS student members to attend an international summer school or institute; and the
<a href="http://www.als.asn.au/clyne.html#clyne">Michael Clyne Prize</a>, for the best postgraduate research thesis in immigrant bilingualism and language contact. The Michael Clyne Prize is awarded jointly with the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia.
The details of all four scholarships and prizes are given below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The closing date for the current round of applications for all four Scholarships and Prizes is<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> Friday 17 March 2017</span></strong> (note the
early closing date). Applications should be made using the official application form available at
<a href="http://www.als.asn.au/clyne.html">http://www.als.asn.au/clyne.html</a><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span> (<b>Note:</b> if the 2017 application form is not yet available on the website, please email Bill Palmer for a copy of the current form.) Please
complete the application form and email it with supporting documents to Bill Palmer (ALS Vice president) at
</span><a href="mailto:bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> by the closing date of
<b>Friday 17 March 2017</b>. Complete sections 1 and 2 of the form in full. Provide the information requested in section 3, 4, 5 or 6, as appropriate. Please save your entire application including the form and all supporting documents as a single pdf and name
the document with your surname and the Scholarship you are applying for (e.g. “Smith Jalwang”).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1. Which of the following are you applying for?<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Jalwang Scholarship
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings">o</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Gerhardt Laves Scholarship
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings">o</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Susan Kaldor Scholarship
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings">o</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Michael Clyne Prize
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings">o</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2. Applicant Details<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">PLEASE NOTE:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> The applicant must be a current financial member of ALS at the date of submission
of the application. If the applicant is not a current financial member of ALS, the application will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.1 Name:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.2 Email address:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.3 Best contact phone number:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.4 Institution:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.5 Degree you are enrolled for (e.g. Honours, MA, or PhD) (if applicable):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.6 Year of enrolment (1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup> etc) (if applicable):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.7 Name(s) of supervisor(s):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.8 Main supervisor’s email address:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">2.9 Main supervisor’s phone number:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">3.
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The Jalwang</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">3.1 Purpose<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The purpose of the award is to support linguists to give back to the community by converting some of their research into materials of benefit to the
language speakers, for example by producing community materials in the language or engaging in language maintenance or revitalisation activities. The award aims at supporting researchers who have less access to funding and resources than established academics.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">This would include support for postgraduate students who would like to take time out from their degree-oriented research in order to develop community materials or other community-oriented
outcomes during or after completion of the degree.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">The name
<i>jalwang</i> is the word for the currawong in the </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Yugambeh language of Southeast Queensland</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">3.2 Frequency<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">One Scholarship is available each year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">3.3 Eligibility<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants will typically be either currently enrolled students at a University undertaking an Honours or postgraduate research degree or within two
years post-completion of a research higher degree, where the focus of the research has been description and documentation of an Indigenous language of Australia or Melanesia (including eastern Indonesia
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">and Timor Leste</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">). Project proposals from applicants other than current or recent students will also be considered. Applicants
whose project proposals satisfy the goals of the Scholarship should make a case in their application.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">3.4 Amount<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The Scholarship will provide up to $5,000 to pay for such costs as: travel; accommodation in the field; rent at the applicant’s home base while away;
materials production; payments to consultants; and contribution towards additional costs of living while in the field. The Scholarship is not intended to provide a living wage or stipend for the recipient.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">3.5 Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Scholarship may not be awarded in any given year if none of the applicants are of a suitable standard (as determined by the panel).
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">A list of recipients will be maintained on the ALS website.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">3.6 Reporting</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">On completion of the proposed work, successful applicants will be expected to provide a one-page report to the ALS along with a copy of the materials
produced, as applicable. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">3.7 Applications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants should complete the application form</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> above, save it as a Word document (.doc
or .docx) and email it with supporting documents to ALS Vice president Bill Palmer at
<a href="mailto:bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au">bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au</a> by the closing date above. In addition to the basic information provided in the form below, the application must include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">A maximum 500 word outline of the project aims and goals, specifying in what way the project will benefit members of
the community and what the material outcomes of the project will be, if applicable, and making a case for the originality and value of the proposed work and the likelihood that it will be successfully completed with the resources available.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">A maximum 200 word description of the method to be used to achieve these outcomes.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">An itemised budget (include a statement of any other funds you have obtained or requested).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">A letter of support from a referee.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants will be assessed by a panel of 3 ALS members selected by the President who have interests in field-based linguistics and community engagement.
Membership of the panel is determined on a yearly basis. Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Articulation of a clear project concept with concrete and time-limited goals.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Demonstrated benefit to the language community of the project.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Originality of the proposed project in addressing a gap not currently addressed and/or tackling a task in a new way.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Argued capacity of the applicant to produce the specified results with the resources available.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:14.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.2pt">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">• </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Provision of a well-justified budget showing value for money against comparable projects.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4. Gerhardt Laves Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Gerhardt Laves Scholarship assists honours or postgraduate research students enrolled at an Australian University who are undertaking linguistic fieldwork
on an indigenous language of Australia or its immediate region as part of their research towards an Honours or postgraduate research degree. The Scholarship contributes up to around $2000 towards fieldwork expenses. Funds are normally expected to be fully
expended within the year of award of the scholarship unless alternative arrangement are approved by ALS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please submit with your application a statement providing the following details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1 The Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1.1 Research Targets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">What targets does your research aim to address? Where will you do the work? With whom? How long are you going to be there?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1.2 Research Expertise<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">What expertise and training do you have to undertake this research? Are there mentors who will assist with expertise?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1.3 Research Approvals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Does this project require approvals, ethics or otherwise? Have these been obtained? If not, what is the evidence that they will be in place by the commencement
of the research project?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1.4 Research Expenses Summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">What expenses arise in relation to this research? For example, this could include accommodation, payments to consultants, travel. Funding
for equipment will only be available in exceptional circumstances. [<b>NOTE</b>: This section is a summary and
<b>NOT</b> the budget, which is to be detailed in Section 4.4. An example summary would be - “This project requires air/road travel to X. It requires payment to X consultants”]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1.5 Research Time Frame<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Are there factors which necessitate that the research be undertaken within a particular time frame? [<b>NOTE</b>: This section relates to time constraints which
follow inherently from the nature of the research itself. Time constraints which relate principally to the applicant’s schedule are not relevant and will not be considered]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.1.6 Potential Alternate Funding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Have you applied to any other source of funding (e.g. ELDP)? When will you know the outcome of that application?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Does your School / Centre / Department / Faculty have funds available to students to support fieldwork or other research costs? Have you applied for such funds?
How much, and what costs would it support? Has your application been approved, and if so what funding has been approved? If your application is still under consideration, when will you know the outcome?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Does your supervisor have a relevant research grant? If so, how much funding is supplied from that research grant for your fieldwork?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.2 Budget<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please provide an estimate of overall budget for the project, using the table below. Add or remove additional items as required. (The text in the table is just
an example, please type over.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please clearly show any other funds you have obtained or requested (your own personal contributions, or any student research allocation from your School, for example).
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Total<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">$1500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.3 Assessment Criteria</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The ALS Executive will assess Laves Scholarship applications against the following criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">A. Is the project feasible? What approvals, expertise, and resources are required to complete the project within the timeframe specified?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">B. Given the research opportunities available to the applicant(s), is there evidence that the applicant(s) will bring the project to successful completion within a reasonable time frame?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">C. Will the proposed research be cost-effective and value for money?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">D. What is the potential time period when the research could be undertaken?
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">E. The potential for the applicant(s) to obtain funding from other sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4.4 Accounting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Successful applicants will be required to sign a contract with ALS. This contract will set out the research to be undertaken and the funds supplied by ALS. Grantees
will be required to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">A. Account for all expenditure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">B. Provide copies of receipts for all expenditure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">C. Provide a final report describing the research undertaken and the results of this research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">5. Susan Kaldor Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">In celebration of the contribution of Susan Kaldor to linguistics in Australia, t</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">he Susan Kaldor Scholarship
provides funding of up to $2,500 to assist an ALS student member to attend an international institute, summer school or similar intensive course (for example the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute; the LOT Summer School (The Netherlands); etc)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">. Funds are normally expected to be expended
within the year of award of the scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">5.1 Eligibility<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants will be currently enrolled students at an Australian University undertaking an Honours or postgraduate research degree.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">5.2 Application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">In addition to completing the form above, please submit the following with your application:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(i) A recommendation from your principal supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(ii) A 1-2 page statement as to how attendance will inform your research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(iii) A summary as to whether alternate funding options are available, and if so what these funding options are, whether you have applied for them, and the stage at which those application have reached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(iii) A budget<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">5.3 Budget<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please provide an estimate of overall costs, using the table below. Add additional items if required. (The text in the amounts and notes columns is just an example,
please type over.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">$650<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">6. Michael Clyne Prize<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Following a very generous contribution by Michael Clyne and also funded by donations in Michael's honour, the annual Michael Clyne Prize was established in 2006
for the best PhD or MA (Research) thesis with a focus on some aspect of immigrant bilingualism and language contact. The thesis must have been passed or the degree awarded at an Australian university in 2016. This Prize is jointly administered by the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.als.asn.au"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Australian Linguistic Society</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> and the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.alaa.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Applied Linguistics Association of Australia</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The winner will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a contribution of up to $500 to cover costs (e.g. travel, accommodation, conference registration) for the recipient
to attend either ALS or ALAA in 2017 to present a paper on the research. The recipient will be guaranteed a slot at their chosen conference. A summary of thesis will be published in newsletters of both associations when award is announced. The winner will
be announced at the AGMs of each society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">6.1 Application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">In addition to completing the form above, applications should include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(i) a copy of the examiners' reports;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(ii) a 300-500 word summary of the thesis and its main findings;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(iii) a supporting letter from the supervisor(s).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Applications will be assessed by a panel of 3, being the presidents of ALS and ALAA (or suitable representative from each society) and a representative from the
area of sociolinguistics to be selected by the two presidents. Membership of the panel is determined on a yearly basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">6.2 Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The prize will not be awarded in a given year if none of the applicants reach a suitable standard (as determined by the panel).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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