CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF TRAVEL GRANTS
for the 20th general conference of ICOM
2-8 October 2004, Seoul, Republic of Korea


During its 102nd Session held on 10 and 11 December 2002, the Executive
Council of ICOM defined the following criteria for awarding travel grants
for ICOM's 20th General Conference to held from 2 to 8 October 2004 in Seoul
(Republic of Korea).


1. Only candidates having paid their dues for 2001, 2002 and 2003  may
apply. New ICOM members may also apply if they have paid their dues for 2002
and/or for 2003.

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


3. For an equitable distribution of resources, travel grants awarded for the
General Conferences of 1998 and 2001 will be taken into consideration.
Applicants having received grants for both the Conferences of 1998 and 2001
will not be considered for a grant for the 2004 Conference.

4. Only those applications accompanied by the following items will be
considered :

* a statement of the applicant's motivation for attending the General
Conference and the benefits which he/she expects to derive from it,
* a curriculum vitae,
* the amount requested for the grant,
* a letter of recommendation from the Chairperson of the National Committee
or International Committee (the Chairperson of the Regional Organisation or
any relevant person if there is no National Committee in his/her country).

In the event that the Chairperson of a National Committee wishes to apply in
his/her own name, a recommendation from the Board of his/her National
Committee, must be included with the application.
In addition, a letter of recommendation from an International Committee or a
Regional Organisation may be included with the application.
All applications must reach the ICOM Secretariat by 1st August 2003.

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

* the applicant's understanding of the benefits to be derived from attending
the Conference, as outlined in his/her submission,
* ensuring representation from as many countries and types of museums as
possible,
* other sources of funding available which would facilitate his/her
attendance at the Conference.

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

Contact:
Joëlle Thibet, Administrative Officer
ICOM Secretariat, Maison de l'UNESCO,
1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Tel. (+33) (0)1 4734 0500 - Fax (+33) (0)1 4306 7862
Email <[log in to unmask]>

This document is also available on the ICOM Web Site at:
http://icom.museum/forms/criteria03_eng.html

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