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KCA SCHOLARSHIPS

 

Scholarship Name Number Offered Value Entitlements
IMNIS Catalyst - KCA Conference Scholarship 4

 $2,625

 Conference registration, flights and accommodation
Nexus – KCA Conference Scholarship 2 $2,500 Conference registration, flights and accommodation
Australian TTO - KCA Conference Scholarship

4

$2,500

 Conference registration, flights and accommodation
(first time to attend)
New Zealand TTO - KCA Conference Scholarship 2 $2,500 Conference registration, flights and accommodation
(first time to attend)
KCA TTO – AUTM/Praxis Conference Scholarship 4 $7,000 Conference registration, flights and accommodation
(first time to attend)

 

General terms

  • Funds must be spent on costs associated to attending the event ie. conference fees (if not KCA), travel, accommodation, incidentals
  • Submit a short report that will be published in the KCA Newsletter (100-200 words)

 

Eligibility

  • Employee of a KCA member organisation or individual member
  • Works in the field of industry engagement, technology transfer, entrepreneurship or related field.
  • Have not previously attended a KCA conference

 

Selection criteria

  • Applicants with RTTP accreditation are preferred but not essential
  • Short 1-page application highlighting:
    • Relevance to field: Their current role industry engagement, technology transfer, entrepreneurship or related field
    • The need / impact: How attending the conference will support the applicant and/or their organisation contribute to the development or innovation of commercialisation efforts

Timelines

  • Oct 2024 – Launch KCA scholarships at the annual conference
  • May 2025 – Open scholarship nomination round (the same time as launch of conference program, promote with membership renewls)
  • July 2025 – Close round, select recipients
  • Aug 2025 – Announce recipients and cross promote with conference