On behalf of Katherina Pattit, SIM Division Chair:
Registration scholarship program
The registration for this year's AoM conference has increased significantly ($499 for faculty & $250 for students through May 2 in early registration) at the same time as many institutions are reducing travel funding due to budget constraints. In order to enable SIM members to attend the conference in this challenging financial environment, the SIM division is participating in AoM's registration scholarship program and offering a limited number of scholarships that cover the conference registration fee for members. These scholarships are funded through SIM division reserves built up over the past two years of virtual conferences. Below is information for scholarship eligibility and application process.
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for a registration scholarship the applicant must be a member of AoM as the scholarships only cover registration fees and not membership fees. A member is eligible for the scholarship if the member's institution does not offer funding for conference attendance. Priority is given to requests in the following order: Students attending the doctoral consortium, junior faculty attending the junior faculty consortium, students with accepted program submissions (PDW, symposium or paper), junior faculty (prior to tenure) with accepted submissions, all other submitters with accepted submissions.
Application process: To request a registration scholarship, please submit a statement confirming that your institution does not provide conference registration support and a brief description of your funding circumstances and need. Also indicate whether you have been accepted to attend the doctoral consortium, junior faculty consortium, or your submission is part of the conference program. Also indicate whether you are a doctoral student or junior faculty member (pre-tenure).
Scholarship applications should be sent to the SIM division chair (kglac@stthomas.edu) by June 30th and scholarship awards will be made on a rolling basis. Please note that the amount of scholarships is limited and you need to request a scholarship before registration as you will receive the scholarship in the form of a registration code that will give you a 100% registration discount. Since the scholarship does not cover AoM membership, you need to have a current AoM membership before using the registration code.------------------------------
Vincenzo Vastola
SIM AOM Connect Manager
Montpellier Business School
Montpellier, France
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