[ASA] ASA COVID-Fund - Rolling Call

[Cathryn Trott]

Dear ASA Members,


At the 2020 Annual General Meeting, the ASA announced the creation of a “COVID-fund” to provide financial support for research-enabling activities to members-in-need. In the first funding round we supported 9 requests from students and ECRs.


We are now opening a second round. Applications will be considered as they are received, with a final closing date of October 30, 2020. Funding is available for costs incurred in the July 1, 2020 - October 30, 2020 period.


Scope of support


The fund supports “research-enabling” activity within the current COVID-affected environment. In all cases, priority is for members for whom their institution does not provide such funding, and justification of all requests is required. We want to ensure that the funds genuinely go to those with the highest needs.


Funds amay be available for the following (not-exhaustive) list of costs. Evidence and receipts are required:

  *   Payment of online conference fees

  *   Home internet costs while working from home
  *   Home computing storage devices while working from home (e.g., SSDs)
  *   Childcare-associated, or daycare, costs while attending conferences and meetings

  *   Support for professional and career development activities – especially if it is diversifying skills beyond research/astronomy

  *   Other expenditure, demonstrated to be enabling research (justification required).

In addition to these costs, successful applicants may also be offered reimbursement of ASA membership fees for 2020, or waiving of fees for 2021.


Prioritisation of individuals


Students and ECRs (within five years FTE of PhD) will be strongly prioritised. More senior members with a very compelling case may also be considered.


Funding level


Individual payments, up to $1,500, with the expectation that most requests would be substantially less than this amount. Members can apply in more than one funding round, if funds are available, but the total integrated funding per individual is capped at $1,500.


Accessing funds


Please fill the online form at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AhYICnx1jni9nJvyC9WftE?domain=forms.gle<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AhYICnx1jni9nJvyC9WftE?domain=forms.gle>



Regards,

Cathryn


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Cathryn Trott

Associate Professor
ARC Future Fellow

President, Astronomical Society of Australia

ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Curtin University
Bentley WA, Australia

cathryn.trott at curtin.edu.au
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