If you are interested in presenting at, attending, organising, or participating in the organization of a conference in your area of study or any allied field (children’s and young adult literature and media and allied fields) before April 2013, SLAIS may be able to provide a small amount of financial support.

To apply for it write a letter to the Chair of the MACL program (Judith Saltman) with an attached description of the conference and, if applicable, evidence of your paper or poster proposal submission/acceptance. This money is separate from the conference travel awards on the SLAIS website.

Please, note that

— support is for one conference per year for a Master’s student.
— students should indicate that they have not received other travel money from this SLAIS specific fund for the current academic year.
— support for students *presenting* at or organizing a conference takes precedence over participation in the organization of a conference or attendance; presenting a paper takes precedence over presenting a poster — the program chair will evaluate the application letters on a case by case basis — e.g., accepted, submitted, or attending — letters submitted by November 1st, 2012, will be considered at that time.