<div dir="ltr"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">This message is a general reminder. Apologies for multiple/repeated postings!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">The </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(85,26,139)"><a href="http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/alt-conference-2017/committee/">ALT 12 organising committee</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">, in tandem with the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(85,26,139)"><a href="http://www.linguistic-typology.org/">Association for Linguistic </a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt"><a href="http://www.linguistic-typology.org/">Typology</a>, will be offering a limited number of scholarships to researchers for the ALT 2017 conference, to be held in Canberra Australia, 1115 2017. We can cover conference registration and dinner, low-cost accommodation and travel to the degree possible. We ask that applicants submit one page detailing the title of their submitted abstract, their interest in typology, their financial situation and the name and contact details of one referee through the link below. We also ask applicants to have the referee upload a letter of support to the link for references below. The letter should describe the applicant, their research trajectory and their financial situation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">Some scholarship support will be reserved for researchers of low income countries. These scholarships will be based on the need for funding as demonstrated by the applicant and verified in a letter of reference. Primarily factors to be considered include (i) the income level of the country where the applicant is based and (ii) the income level of the applicant’s home country. 'Our list of eligible countries is based on </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/librarians/developing%C2%ADcountries%C2%ADinitiative/participating%C2%ADcountries.html">http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/librarians/developingcountriesinitiative/participatingcountries.html</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;font-weight:700">Applications are due 31 March 2017 </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">and applicants are expected to </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(85,26,139)"><a href="http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/alt-conference-2017/call-for-abstracts/">submit an abstract</a> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">to either the main ALT conference or one of the workshops. Successful applicants will need to have an abstract that is accepted or highly rated and will be notified by 5 May 2017 at the same time as notifications go out for accepted abstracts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/alt-conference-2017/scholarships/">Details for Scholarship applications</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/alt-conference-2017/scholarships/scholarship-application-form/">ALT 2017 scholarship application form</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/alt-conference-2017/scholarships/scholarship-referee-form/">ALT2017 scholarship referee supporting letter</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt">Queries may be sent to: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arialmt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:alt12.2017@gmail.com">alt12.2017@gmail.com</a> </span></p><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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