<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><p><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font size="2"><b><font size="4"><font color="#800000"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri">2011 AES Conference Support Grants</font></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></span></font></font></b></font></font></font></p> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <h1> </h1><h1 style="margin:12pt 0cm 3pt"> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU">The AES is providing grants for emerging Indigenous evaluators</span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU">to meet the partial or full costs of attendance at the 2011 conference </span><span style="font-family:Calibri">where the financial constraints may prevent participation. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><span>&nbsp;</span>The ultimate goal and vision of these grants is to <span style="color:black">increase the number of Indigenous evaluators in the Australasian area</span><span style="color:black"> and to <span>strengthen their evaluation capacities</span>.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></span></font></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">The grants are open to emerging evaluators in the following groups:</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Australia</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">Maori living in Aotearoa / New Zealand</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">Pacific</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"> Island peoples (including those living in Aotearoa / New Zealand and PNG) </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 17.85pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">Native East Timorese people.&nbsp; </span></p> <p style="margin:12pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">At  least one grant will be reserved for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait  Islander who meets the support grant criteria. Conference places will be  offered to Indigenous evaluators with some experience in evaluation  who:</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">have demonstrated their interest in and commitment to evaluation;</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">aim to strengthen their own evaluation capacity; and </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><span>·<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">can potentially contribute to the wider development of Indigenous evaluation capacity. </span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU">Testimonials  from previous grant recipients about the significant benefits and  opportunities that the grants have given them can be found at</span><span style="font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"> <a title="blocked::http://www.aes2011.com.au/rego-grants.asp" href="http://www.aes2011.com.au/rego-grants.asp" target="_blank"><u><font color="#800080">http://www.aes2011.com.au/<wbr>rego-grants.asp</font></u></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p> <p style="margin:12pt 0cm 6pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">Members and their organisations are asked if they can do one or more of the following:</font></span></p> <p style="margin:12pt 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-AU"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">Promote the conference to Indigenous evaluators.</font></span></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-AU"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">Encourage eligible emerging Indigenous evaluators to apply for a conference support grant. </font></span></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-AU"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">Provide some mentoring and support to grant applicants (the AES will also provide some support with preparing applications).</font></span></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0cm 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-AU"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">Sponsor  or part-sponsor an Indigenous evaluator to attend – sponsors will be  acknowledged in the official program, on the AES conference website and  in other promotional materials. </font></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-AU"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><font face="Calibri">Key dates:&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-size:12pt" lang="EN-AU"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt">Requests for assistance with preparing the application must be received by 13 May 2011<span> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt">Applications close and must be received by <font color="#ff0000">27 May<span> 2011</span></font></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt">Applicants will be notified by 24 June 2011 </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="2">Further information, as well as the application form and the selection criteria, is available at </font><a href="http://www.aes2011.com.au/rego-grants.asp" target="_blank"><u><font color="#800080" size="2">http://www.aes2011.com.au/<wbr>rego-grants.asp</font></u></a></span></p></h1></div></div></font><br><br>Dr Bu V.E. Wilson<br>T: Australia +61&nbsp; 0&nbsp; 407 087 086<br>T: Timor-Leste + 670 744 0011<br>E: buvewilson@gmail.com<br><br><br><br>