altaanz student and teacher travel awards

Sponsored by ALTAANZ, the ALTAANZ Student Travel Award is intended to support postgraduate students in attending and presenting at the ALTAANZ conference. The ALTAANZ Teacher Travel Award is intended to support teachers in attending and presenting at the same.
 
Each travel award is valued at Aus $500.00 and also includes a waiver of the conference registration fee.
 
Please download the appropriate travel award application forms for information about eligibility.  
Recipients of the award are expected to attend both days of the ALTAANZ conference.

Application Procedures

The Student and Teacher Travel Awards will be advertised at the same time as the ALTAANZ conference call for papers.

Applicants should use the travel award application form to make their  

Proposal guidelines:
Students applying for the award should send an email to <altaanz@gmail.com> with Application for Student Travel Award in the subject line.
 
The email should include the following:
  • A copy of the paper proposal  abstract that has been accepted for the ALTAANZ conference;
  • evidence of student status (in the form of a letter from the relevant University administrator);
  • a budget outlining costs (travel & accommodation) involved in attending the conference;
  • a covering letter indicating their motivation for applying for the award and including a statement of financial need.
 
Evaluations will be made based on the financial needs of the applicant and the quality of the paper abstract. 


past winners of the altaanz student travel award

​Award winners 2014 to attend ALTAANZ conference in Brisbane
 
  1.  Loc Nguyen (Victoria University of Wellington)
Title: How do pre-service teachers do language testing and assessment in
their practicum?
 
  1. Naoki Ikeda (University of Melbourne)
Title: Integrating pragmatic and interactional features of language use into academic language assessment: What discursive features are measurable?
 
  1. Chao Han (Macquarie University)
Title: Development of an authentic interpreter certification performance test striking a balance among validity, reliability and practicality
 
Award winners 2016 to attend ALTAANZ conference in Auckland, New Zealand
 
  1. Simon Davidson (University of Melbourne)
Title: Can doctors set valid standards on an ESP test for health professionals?
  1. De Phung (University of New South Wales)
Title: What did EAL/D teachers actually think and do when marking oral performances?