Bursaries are awarded by the Bursaries Panel , comprising of three Executive Committee members, including the Hon. The Executive Committee agrees the conferences to be supported each year. This policy can be maintained or reformed by the Executive Committee. The budget allocated to such bursary support is proposed by the Treasurer in consultation with the Bursaries Panel and agreed by the Executive Committee.
All bursary forms state the criteria for bursary application acceptance.
The membership is informed through Generations Review of the conferences for which bursary support is available, the budget allocated, and the dates during which bursary applications are accepted. An average of a three month application period prior to the commencement of the 'bursary-supported' conferences is appropriate. However, this is decided upon by the Bursaries Panel and may alter according to the spacing of the conference dates. The Bursaries Panel considers all accepted applications and selects which applications should be awarded bursary support and what proportion of the amount requested is granted. In general, the number of awards made is primarily dependant upon the size of the budget, the number of applications received, and the amount of support requested within each application.