[Tlc] travel funds for scholars from Asia

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Here is information regarding funds for bringing scholars from
SEA to the next AAS:

_From Michael Pascale at AAS:
_
The LDC travel application form is included as part of the annual
meeting CFP on our website, and should be included as part of
the normal
panel submission process, i.e., we can't accept late funding
requests.
The introductory text below is from the website.

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR ASIAN SCHOLARS OF ASIA
We are happy to announce the availability of travel grants to
attend the
Boston AAS meeting for scholars who are citizens of and work
in the less
economically advanced nations of Asia. This support is limited
to those
scholars who are active participants on Organized Panels or
Roundtables
that have been accepted for the formal program. Individual Paper
presenters, Poster Session presenters, or meeting-in-conjunction
participants are not eligible for support.

Applications for scholars from the following countries will NOT be
accepted: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Republic
of China
(Taiwan), Republic of Korea (South Korea), and Singapore.
Scholars who
normally work in an eligible country but will be residing in an
ineligible country at the time of the meeting may be
considered on a
case-by-case basis.

Unfortunately, we do not have sufficient funds to cover all
the related
costs of attending the meeting. Costs covered will be limited to
international round-trip discounted airfare, up to three
nights hotel
accommodation at the conference rate, and meeting
registration. The
maximum amount available is $2500, but due to the large number of
applications, individual grants will likely be much lower.
Therefore
panel organizers or applicants should seek outside funding to
supplement
travel assistance grants. Grant funds may be wired in advance
either
directly to the scholar or to his/her travel agency, but proof
of actual
airline ticket purchase price will be required. Individual
scholars or
their respective panel organizers are responsible for
arranging purchase
of tickets, hotel accommodation, registration, etc.

Panel organizers should submit the Travel Assistance form at
the same
time that they submit their Organized Panel or Roundtable
proposal. No
late requests will be accepted. The Travel Assistance form is
included
inside the Organized Panel and Roundtable proposal forms. Only one
participant per panel will be considered for funding. Awards
will be
made by a special selection committee after the formal program
has been
decided by the Program Committee. Attempts will be made to
maintain
fairness across countries, specializations, disciplines, etc. 

______________
Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu