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European Young Researchers Bursary Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impairment State-of-the-Art and New Challenges 29th June –2nd July, 2004 Hotel Alixares, Granada, Spain This is the third event in the new international conference series on Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation Engineering supported by the European Commission. The two previous events took place in August 2001 in Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy and August 2002 in Grenada, Spain European Young Researchers Bursary The European Commission support will fund a number of bursaries for Young Researchers to attend the conference in Spain. The Bursary will consist of the following: Conference and Tutorial Fee. Conference Accommodation and Board: The accommodation costs for five nights in the Conference Hotel will be funded. This will be for the nights of 28th June– 2nd July to allow full attendance at the Tutorial day and the Conference. One extra night may be funded in some circumstances if required to allow travel to be arranged. Travel: Only the cheapest fares for air or rail (or coach) travel will be funded. Successful applicants will be notified of the arrangements for claiming fares. Conditions for Applicant In accordance with European Commission rules, a young researcher should be a National of a Member State or an Associated State, less than 35 years of age, and active in a Member State or an Associated State at the time of the event. For this event, being active means pursuing assistive technology or rehabilitation engineering research through postgraduate study, or employment at a recognised Research Institute or Higher Education institution or NGO. Submission Procedure: Completed Application Forms must be received by: 15 December, 2003, and the signed originals should be sent by post to: Ms. Vi Romanes, CVHI 2001 Secretariat, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK. If the requirement for signing a hard copy causes problems to any blind or deafblind applicants or supervisors, please contact the Conference Secretariat on V.Romanes@elec.gla.ac.uk. European Young Researchers Bursary Application Form EURO-ASSIST-VHI-2: Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impairment: Accessibility, Mobility and Societal Integration On 29th June –2nd July, 2004 Personal Details (Please Type in capital letters): First Name: Family Name:Address for Correspondence: Telephone: Fax: Email: Nationality: Date of Birth: Age at July, 2004: Sex: Title of Paper submitted for Presentation: The abstract should be sent with the application Young Researcher’s Statement of Eligibility I declare that I have read the conditions of the Bursary Award and state that I satisfy the Nationality, and Age requirements of the award and will be research active in the field of assistive technology or rehabilitation engineering at the time of the CVHI’2004 event in June/July, 2004.Signature: Date: Student or Employment Details (Complete those which apply) Postgraduate Student Number: Thesis or Project Title or Description Research Position: Name and Address of Research or Higher Education Institute or NGO Supervisor’s Full Name: Supervisor’s Position: Supervisor Email: Supervisor’s Statement of Endorsement: I am pleased to support ……………………………………… in their application for a EURO-ASSIST VHI'04 bursary and believe that the applicant and their research would benefit from attending the CVHI’04 in its entirety. I confirm the personal details of the applicant given above are accurate and that the applicant satisfies the European Commission conditions. Supervisor’s Signature: Date Young Researchers Statement Reason for wishing to attend CVHI 2004: Supervisor’s Supporting Statement A brief statement of the benefits to the young researcher of attending the Tutorials and Conference: |