The Tasmanian Geography Teachers Association (TGTA) is offering two scholarships for teachers to attend the Biennial Conference of the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) to be held at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel, Darwin, NT from Wednesday 2nd October to Friday 4th October, 2024.
Who can apply?
- Scholarships are only available to current (2024/2025) TGTA members (school-based membership included).
- Applications are open to provisional and fully registered employed teachers who meet ONE or more of the following criteria OR pre-service teachers:
• are teaching Geography in Tasmania
• have never previously attended an AGTA Conference
• are in the first five years of teaching
• are teaching geography ‘out of field’
For the successful applicants, scholarships will reimburse $1000.00 towards conference costs including registration, airfares and accommodation. The costs of meals, activities, other sundries and any other costs associated with registration, airfares and accommodation will be the responsibility of the successful applicants.
It is a requirement that scholarship recipients will report back to the TGTA about how they shared what they had learned at the conference with their colleagues, and include a teaching activity and or resource they implemented in their classrooms. The report should be between 250–500 words. Successful candidates must be available to attend the whole conference (2nd October to 4th October inclusive).
How do I apply?
- The application is to be completed online using the form link below:
- Applicants are required to address the selection criteria and it is an expectation of the TGTA Committee that any application would include reference to syllabus requirements and clear examples of recent teaching or professional experiences, where appropriate.
When do applications close?
- Closing date for entries is 6.00pm, Friday 5th July 2024.
How are applicants chosen?
- Scholarships are available through a submission process and decided on merit. Applications will be shortlisted by a ‘Scholarship Selection Team’ from the TGTA Executive. The shortlist will be circulated to the TGTA Committee, and a preferential vote will take place to determine the successful recipients. Successful applicants will be notified by telephone during week beginning 5 August 2024.
How do I find out more information?
- Enquiries can be addressed to tasgeographyteachers@gmail.com