Professional Development Award

Members of three years or more can apply for financial assistance for a conference, a project, professional development or research. Decided in March each year, the awards may apply to the current or previous year's professional activity. Amounts awarded will depend on the funds available.

   Download application form here

Rules and Criteria for NZALT Professional Development Award

1.  Applicants for a Professional Development Award must have been members of NZALT for at least 3 years at the date of application. Life members are not eligible for an award.

2.  Application for an award must be made in writing to the PD Co-ordinator NZALT. Application forms are available from the Secretary or by downloading a copy from this page.

3.  Applications for an award must state:

• Name and address
  
• Length of membership of NZALT
  
• Current position and designation
  
• Description of conference, seminar, congress or course of study
  
• Reason for applying for funds
  
• Amount requested
  
• Proposed ways of sharing benefits to colleagues and students.

4.  Members receiving an award must supply NZALT Executive with a written report suitable for publishing in the NZALT newsletter Polyglot. This report should be received within three months of receiving notification of receiving the PD Award, or within two months of the end of the conference, seminar etc.

5.  Applicants are required to disclose any other sources of funding for which they have applied or intend to apply.

6.  The award may be granted for professional development within or beyond New Zealand.

7.  Applications for the award in relation to the NZALT Conference will not be considered.

8.  The amount of funds allocated will be decided by the Executive and will depend on

• the amount of funds available
  
• the number of applications received
  
• the nature of the professional development sought.

9.  The Professional Development Award will be decided at the first Executive committee meeting of each year. At this point, only applications for PD in the current or previous year will be considered.

10.  Disbursement of the award will be made in two parts. One half will be paid immediately, the balance on receipt of a suitable report.

Applications for 2008 must reach the PD Co-ordinator by 29 February 2008

Send your application to David Hall, 10 Montrose Cres, Huntington, Hamilton