Call for Awards and Grants to attend the conference

The University of L'Aquila in collaboration with BISITE Research Group (bisite.usal.es) offers 30 grants/awards to doctoral and young doctors both to the event itself (including Workshops and Special Sessions) and to the parallel Co-located events.

Call Rules

  • Number: 30 grants/awards are offered.
  • Amount: the funds will cover accommodation from 17th to 19th, June 2020 (check-in 16th June and check-out 19th June). The accommodation will be in a residence or hotel. Each grant recipient shall receive a diploma.
  • Accommodation address: Casa Ospitalitá San Giuseppe (http://www.casaospitalitasangiuseppe.it)
  • Making the grant/award request: Send an e-mail to info@paams.net with the following information:
    • Subject: GRANT PAAMS & Co-located events 2020
    • Text Body: First name, Last name, Affiliation, indicate whether you are a doctor or doctoral student.
    • Attach a PDF file with the following information:
      • Last name
      • First Name
      • National Identity Number (or passport)
      • Postal address, including Post Code, Telephone (mobile if possible), email and URL.
      • University / Centre
      • Research group
      • Thesis director
      • Thesis title (presented or in – tentative – development)
      • Titles and authors of articles sent to PAAMS 2020 (including Workshops and Special Sessions - Please indicate the name of the Workshop/Special Session for each article)
      • Titles of articles accepted by PAAMS 2020 (including Workshops and Special Sessions - Please indicate the name of the Workshop/Special Session for each article).
      • Titles and authors of articles sent to the collocated events (Please indicate the name of the Colocated Event for each article)
      • Titles of articles accepted by the collocated events (Please indicate the name of the Colocated Event for each article)
      • Other information. Include information considered relevant for supporting the grant/award request in terms of evaluation criteria described below.
  • Dates: The requests must be submitted between the 22nd and the 26th April 2020. Applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of the request. Early-May applicants will be informed of the results of their request.

Evaluation

  • Evaluation Panel: The evaluation will be carried out by a committee.
  • Requirements: Applicants should be registered for the PAAMS 2020 or collocated events event in which they have publications accepted.
  • Evaluation Criteria:
    • The quality of the contribution/s shall be taken into account and, as such, the evaluation of the article reviewers shall be used for assessment purposes.
    • Every attempt shall be made to distribute the grants/awards evenly among institutions.
    • 25% of the grants/awards shall be reserved for those research groups with a high number of presentations both in PAAMS 2020 (including Workshops and Special Sessions) and the collocated events.
    • 25% of the grants will be reserved for doctoral students with works of high quality and who belong to research groups with limited funding.