Call for Applications: AARES-AAEA Young Professionals Exchange Award

Applications are now invited for the 2014 Heading North award.

The Australian Agricultural andResource Economics Society (AARES) and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) through the AAEA Trust will jointly offer this travel award to members of AARES or AAEA normally resident in Australia or New Zealand.  Applicants for the award must be a member of AAEA to be eligible to participate in their conference.

The objective of the award is to provide the winner with an opportunity for professional and personal development and international professional and cultural exchange.  The award will have a value of US $3,000.00 to be used to assist the winner to participate in the 2014 Annual Meeting of AAEA to be held in Minneapolis from 27-29, July 2014.  Applicants for the award must be a member of either AARES or AAEA.

Selection Process

The 2014 Heading North selection committee will be chaired by the President-Elect of AARES (Ross Cullen).

Applications should include:

• a paper for presentation at the AAEA 2014 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, for which the applicant is the sole or first author and which represents their original and unpublished work,
• a one-page biographical statement, and
• a one-page statement in support of their application, indicating what they would hope to accomplish through the award, why they would be deserving of the award, and confirming that they would be unable to attend the conference without this financial support.

Submission Deadlines and Details

Friday, 1 March 2014 (for travel in July 2014)

Electronic submissions (in PDF form) for this award must be emailed to Annie Hurst at office@aares.org.au by the due date.

AAEA Trust/AARES Heading North Award Winner Announced

Congratulations to Dr. Bethany Cooper from Centre for Water Policy and Management at La Trobe University! She is the winner of the AAEA Trust/AARES Heading North Award. She will be joining AAEA in DC and presenting her paper "Heterogeneity of Australian Urban Water Customers: A Scale Extended Latent Class Choice Model Approach".

This award is supported by the AAEA Trust and the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. The AAEA Trust and AARES provide travel funding for a young professional from the United States to attend the AARES Annual Meeting, as well as a young professional from Australia or New Zealand to attend the AAEA Annual Meeting. The winners of these scholarships (which are known as the Heading North and Heading South awards) receive support from both the Trust and AARES to offset the travel costs and registration fees associated with attending each meeting.

AARES-AAEA Young Professionals Exchange Award - 2013 Heading North Award

Applications are now invited for the 2013 Heading North award.

The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) through the AAEA Trust will jointly offer this travel award to members of AARES or AAEA normally resident in Australia or New Zealand.  Applicants for the award must be an Early Career Professional member of AAEA to be eligible to participate in their conference.

The objective of the award is to provide the winner with an opportunity for professional and personal development and international professional and cultural exchange.  The award will have a value of US$2,750 to be used to assist the winner to participate in the 2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting to be held in Washington DC, USA from 4-6 August 2013.  Applicants for the award must be a member of either AARES or AAEA.

Selection Process

The 2013 Heading North selection committee will be chaired by the President-Elect of AARES (Alan Randall).

Applications should include:

• a paper for presentation at the 2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting in Washington, for which the applicant is the sole or first author and which represents their original and unpublished work,
• a one-page biographical statement, and
• a one-page statement in support of their application, indicating what they would hope to accomplish through the award, why they would be deserving of the award, and confirming that they would be unable to attend the conference without this financial support.

Submission Deadlines and Details
Friday, 1 March 2013 (for travel in August 2013)

Electronic submissions (in PDF form) for this award must be emailed to Annie Hurst at aares@anu.edu.au by the due date.

Call for Applications: Heading North Award

Young agricultural and resource economists in Australia and New Zealand interested in presenting at the 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting in Seattle can now apply for the Heading North Award. The winner of the award, sponsored by AARES and the AAEA Trust, will receive up to $2,750 in travel support to attend the meeting in Seattle and present during a Selected Paper session.The deadline to apply is March 2, 2012.