SECOMB CONFERENCE AND TRAVEL FUND

This fund is designed to enable postgraduate research students to attend a conference either within Victoria, interstate or overseas for the purpose of presenting a research paper.

Applicants must be:

• enrolled in a Doctorate or Masters degree by research at Victoria University at the time that the application is lodged and also at the time that the conference is held; and
• attending the conference for the purpose of presenting a paper at the conference. Poster presentations will not receive funding.

In addition, applicants must have satisfactorily completed at least six months of full time enrolment (or its equivalent) from the date of approved candidature at the time of lodging the application.

Full time staff members are ineligible to apply for this scheme. The travel fund usually covers up to one-third of the cost of travel and conference registration fees.

Applications are usually considered triannually and can be submitted six months prior to each closing date. Applications for retrospective funding will not be considered.

The rounds are as follows:

Application forms are available here  Secomb Application Form (62KB).

Successful applicants are required to submit a brief written report and a copy of their paper for inclusion in The Secomb Papers.