iIIRG-S Funding & Awards

Funding and awards are given to students to encourage participation at iIIRG events. They provide an excellent opportunity to get involved and offer recognition of students hard work!

• PhD student bursary scheme: The iIIRG offers a small number of bursaries to PhD students who wish to attend the iIIRG Annual Conference.  This is a brilliant opportunity to receive help with the often costly job of conference attendance.  Early application is encouraged!!
• Poster award: This award is given to the best poster presented by a student at the iIIRG Annual Conference. The iIIRG Executive Committee judge this award. This is a great opportunity to have your hard work recognized within the group. The prize (which varies each year) can.  For information on how to submit a poster application see the Conference pages on the main iIIRG site.  Advice on how to design academic posters can be found in the iIIRG-S Useful Resources section.
• Paper award: This is given to the best student presentation at the conference. The iIIRG Executive Committee judge this award. The award varies each yearand offers a great chance to have your research and presentation skills appreciated by the group. Oral presentations are a necessary evil in academic work and a prize given in acknowledgement may ease the process!!  For further information on how to submit a paper for oral presentation see link to Conference 2011 page. Additionally, for advice on how to write conference abstracts and oral presentation pointers please see our Useful Resources page .
• Article award: The iIIRG-S presents this award to the best student article submitted to the iIIRG Bulletin. The winning article is published in the bulletin and this is therefore the ideal opportunity for a student to have their work read by both academics and practitioners in the field. For further information on submission and competition details, please see the iIIRG Bulletin.