LAST REMINDER


CRITERIA FOR AWARDING TRAVEL GRANTS
FOR THE 19th GENERAL CONFERENCE OF ICOM

        Barcelona, Spain, 1 - 08  July 2001


During its 95th session held on December 1999, the Executive Council of ICOM
defined the following criteria for awarding travel grants for the 19th
General Conference of ICOM which will be held in Barcelona in 2001.

1.      Only candidates having paid their dues for 1998, 1999 and 2000 will
be allowed to apply.

2.      Travel grants shall be reserved for applicants from developing
countries and from countries with non-convertible currency.

3.      For an equitable distribution of resources, travel grants awarded
for the General Conferences of 1995 and 1998 will be taken into
consideration, and applicants having received grants for both the
Conferences of 1995 and 1998 will not be awarded a grant for the 2001
Conference.
        Only those applications, completed by a statement of the applicant's
motivation  for attending the Conference and the benefits which he/she
expects to derive from it, a curriculum vitae, the amount of the grant
requested, and a letter of recommendation from the Chairperson (the
Chairperson of the Regional Organization or any relevant person if there is
no National Committee in her/his country) of the National Committee or
International Committee.
        In the event that the President of a National Committee wishes to
apply in his/her own name, a recommendation from his/her National Committee
must be included with the application. In addition, a letter of
recommendation from an International Committee or a Regional Organization
may be included with the application. All applications must reach the ICOM
Secretariat by September 1st 2000.

5.      For the awarding of grants priority will be given in accordance with
:

        a.      The applicant's understanding of the benefits to be received
from attending the Conference, as outlined in his/her submission.

        b.      Ensuring representation from as many countries and types of
museums as possible.

        c.      Other sources of funding available which would facilitate
his/her attendance at the Conference.

6.      Each grantee is require to submit a report to the ICOM Secretariat
one month at the latest after the General Conference.

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