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The PanSIG 2024 Committee has prepared three types of grants: conference grants, research grants, andstudent grants. These grants will be awarded to applicants who do not have financial support from their
institutions or workplace. The grants support the conference's goal of empowering educators to improve
the quality of education. Applicants can only apply for one type of grant. In the case of applicants
applying for two or more grants, only the first received application will be considered.

STUDENT GRANTS
The PanSIG 2024 Committee is offering Student Grants of up to 35,000 yen for students who do not havefinancial support from their institutions or workplace.

HOW WILL APPLICATIONS BE APPRAISED?
The funds will be awarded based on the quality of the applications. Applications should explain whyattending or presenting the conference will help the applicant develop professionally. The number ofgrants awarded is limited to a total of three.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE STUDENT GRANTS?
Applicants who do not receive any receive any financial support from their institution or workplace.
Applicants who are part-time or full-time students in the field of language education are eligible.
Applicants can be undergraduate students or graduate students.
Applicants have to attend PanSIG 2024 Conference in person on May 25th and 26th, and submit areport to the Conference Committee.
Applicants have to be current JALT members.
Applicants have to be students at the time of the conference (May 24-26).
Grant awardees must attend the forum held by the SPIN (Student Peer Interaction Network)
Committee.
Grant awardees must have a Japanese bank account.

ARE RECIPIENTS REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONFERENCE?
Yes. Successful conference grant recipients must contribute to the PanSIG 2025 Handbook by writing areport explaining how attending the conference changed their thinking or helped them develop
professionally.

WHAT CAN THE WINNERS USE THE GRANTS FOR?
Student Grants winners are allowed to use the grants to pay the following.
Travel to/back from Fukui University of Technology
Travel between the accommodation and Fukui University of Technology
Accommodation for Saturday night (up to 10,000 yen)

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STUDENT GRANTS
WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING?
Applicants must submit their applications by 23:59 (JST) on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Applicants willthen be informed of the results by March 1, 2024. Recipients will be individually notified by email. Grant
recipients will also be announced on the PanSIG website, social networks, and in the PanSIG 2024 Handbook.

WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE CONFERENCE GRANTS?
The main schedule lasts from December 2023 to September 2024.
YEAR

DEADLINE

PROCESS

2024

January 31

Application period ends

2024

March 1

Applicants and recipients informed of results

2024

April 14

Recipients send an itinerary to join the conference2024

May 24-26

Recipients join the conference

2024

September 22

Deadline for the conference report2024

September 30

Recipients receive the money

HOW TO APPLY?
Visit this link to submit your application: https://forms.gle/NtMVQn24SfqBVdtX9

FOR INQUIRIESContact Parvathy Ramachandran (PanSIG Conference Chair 2024) at confchair@pansig.org.

APPLY FOR THE
STUDENT
GRANT

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