Scholarships and Awards

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Scholarship for Developing Countries' Participants

One of the major objectives of this Conference is to promote international exchange among participants from different cultures. The Organizers believe that professionals from many developing countries where different rich cultural heritages can be found will be able to contribute their local ideas, knowledge and practice experiences to the Conference. The captioned scholarship scheme is therefore set up to finance potential participants from developing countries who can contribute to the conference but are in need of financial support in order to make those contributions.

Deadline for Application: March 31, 2006 May 31, 2006

Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must
a) be citizens of developing countries and at the time of application be living and working in those countries;
b) be currently working as social workers or social work educators in the area of social work in health and mental health;
c) be fluent in both spoken and written English;
d) have demonstrated ability to contribute to the Conference by submitting an abstract or proposal of presentation which is accepted by the review panel;
e) not be receiving other awards or scholarships from the Conference Organizers.

Responsibilities of Selected Applicants
The selected applicants must
a) participate in the event fully;
b) make oral and paper presentation(s) at the Conference;
c) submit a full paper, register and pay for the conference by July 31, 2006;
d) be responsible for traveling, accommodation and all other expenses which cannot be covered by the amount granted by the Conference Organizers.

Selection
An independent selection panel will be formed to make grants of different values to different qualified applicants who can demonstrate their ability to contribute to the Conference. Applicants should expect that the scholarship will only cover some of the expenses and fees and should note that grants will be released by reimbursement. The screening process will start in August 2006. The selection panel has the discretionary power to exempt the eligibility criteria and its decision will be final.

Notification of Selection Result
All applicants can expect to hear the final result by no later than end of August 31, 2006.

Application Method
Please complete the Application Form For Scholarship For Developing Countries and return to the Conference Secretariat by mail, fax or email on or before May 31, 2006.

Scholarships and Awards for all Participants

Scholarship and Awards

The organizers offered the following scholarships & awards for participants who have demonstrated significant contributions to the Conference, hence social work in health and mental health.

Deadline for Application: March 31, 2006 May 31, 2006

i. Outstanding Abstract Award Under each sub-theme, the two best abstracts with outstanding academic and professional merits will be awarded a prize of half of the registration fee to the main author.

ii. Outstanding Service/Project Award (Social Work Professionals) 2 prizes of US$500 each to social work professionals will be awarded for outstanding study or projects on social work in health and mental health presented or demonstrated in the Conference.

iii. Outstanding Study/Project Award (Social Work students) 2 prizes of US$500 each to social work students will be awarded for outstanding study or projects on social work in health and mental health presented or demonstrated in the Conference.

iv. Outstanding Practice Research Award 2 prizes of US$500 each to either social work professionals or scholars will be awarded for outstanding practice research on social work in health and mental health presented in the Conference.

Presentation & Publication
All winners will be identified prior to the Conference and the awards will be presented at the Conference. The winning abstracts/papers will be included in a special Conference Publication. The presenting authors for the winning papers will be requested to make presentation in a special session at the Conference.

Award Criteria

Application Method
Please fill in the Scholarships & Awards Application Form and return it together with the Abstract Submission Form to the Conference Secretariat by mail, fax or email on or before May 31, 2006.

Deadlines & Procedures

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(Last Update: March 31, 2006)