Conference Scholarships

Applications are now closed. All applicants will be advised by 29 April.

A number of scholarships are available for early childhood researchers and practitioners. Each scholarship will cover:

Return airfares to Sydney from your place of work/study
Airport transfer to and from Macquarie University
Conference registration and conference meals included
Conference dinner
Four nights accommodation (Tuesday 5 to Friday 9 December inclusive) at the Mecure Sydney Macquarie Hotel

Recipients will be required to present a paper or poster at the conference and must submit to the abstract portal prior to applying.

Eligibility criteria

International researchers/practitioners

Live and work in an Asia-Pacific country defined by the World Bank as either low income, low-middle income, or upper-middle income (full list countries included at the end of the document)
Have limited or no access to conference travel funding
Working, studying or researching in early childhood
Be eligible to obtain an Australian visa and able to travel to Australia

Australian HDR students/researchers/practitioners

Have limited or no access to conference travel funding
Working, studying or researching in early childhood
Priority will be given to applicants from rural or remote areas and/or Indigenous students/researchers

For inquiries, please email Associate Professor Kym Simoncini at kym.simoncini@qut.edu.au.

Applications

Applicants will be asked to provide the following information on the scholarship portal:

Up to 300 words or a 3 minute video explaining how participating in this conference will contribute to your practice/research in ways that support the SDGs
Up to 300 words or a 3 minute video outlining your education and research backgrounds and/or work experience and community involvement that relates to the SDGs
The title of the poster or paper presentation abstract submitted to the abstract portal
The conference strand your abstract falls under

Scholarship applications must be submitted by Friday 17 March 2023. Late submissions will not be accepted.

All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their scholarship submission no later than Friday 29 April 2023.

Economic classifications and groupings

The classification of countries into income groups is from the World Bank. The World Bank divides countries according to their 2015 gross national income per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method.

Low-income economies:

Afghanistan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Nepal.

Lower middle-income economies:

Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.

Upper-middle-income economies:

American Samoa, Azerbaijan, China, Fiji, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Palau, Russian Federation, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu.

Conference contact

Email

info@omepaustralia.org.au

Main campus

Wallumattagal Campus
Balaclava Road
Macquarie University NSW 2109

City campus

Angel Place
Level 24, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Event Contact

events@mq.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University stands - the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation - whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since time immemorial. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.