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The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism (IFITT) ICT4D Scholarships 2019 (Fully Funded to ENTER2019 eTourism Conference in Nicosia, Cyprus)

by OFA
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Application Deadline:September 3, 2018

Under the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), IFITT (The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism) will fund young talents coming from developing/emerging countries, to provide a positive impact onto their respective communities through the application of information and communication technology (ICT).
Submission should be connected with a Master or PhD thesis, having a clear orientation to the application of ICT in local tourism development. Awarded students will have the possibility to present their work at the PhD workshop during ENTER2019 eTourism Conference.
Benefits:
  • The scholarship consists of an assignment of a tutor, a non-cash prize for participation at ENTER2019 eTourism Conference (comprising of return travel from home country to Nicosia, Cyprus, accommodation, and conference fee) and free IFITT membership for one year.
  • The non-cash prize consists of:
    • An invitation from IFITT (International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism) to attend ENTER2019 in Nicosia, Cyprus from 29th of January to 1st of February 2019.
    • Return international economy flights to the nearest airport from the nearest major airport to the candidate’s university.
    • Accommodation for four nights.
    • Return transfer from/to airport to city accommodation at the destination
Eligibility Criteria
• The applicant must be enrolled in a University program either PhD (priority) or Master (or
equivalent) in the below listed eligible countries. Evidences should be included in the application.
• The applicant may also have a research/work contract in one University belonging to the below listed eligible countries (e.g. researcher, lecturer). Evidences should be included in the application.
• The contract with the University of the eligible country should expire at least 6 months after ENTER2019 (i.e. July 2019). Evidences should be included in the application.
• Every applicant can apply only one time per year.
• The University should belong to the “Eligible Countries,” including: Priority countries (priority) Also eligible countries
• The IFITT ICT4D committee will make decision on the scholarship award. Committee members are elected by IFITT board.
• Scholarship will be ONLY awarded in relation to ENTER2019.
• IFITT will issue an invitation letter to successful candidates,conditional to the participation at ENTER2019.
• Each candidate is responsible for obtaining a valid travel visa and will have to cover all
cost that occurs from that.
Downloads:

Timeline:

  • Submission Deadline: September 3, 2018
  • Initial feedback: September 28, 2018
  • Submit final revised proposal: October 12, 2018(*)
  • Final acceptance: October 30, 2018(*)
  • PhD Workshop: January 29, 2019
  • ENTER2019 Conference: January 30 – 1 February 2019

(*)Please note that submission deadlines differ from the one of PhD workshop in order to facilitate necessary visa procedure.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the IFITT ICT4D Scholarships 2019

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International Federation for IT in Travel & Tourism (IFITT) ICT4D Scholarship to attend the ENTER 2016 Conference, Bilbao Spain (Fully Funded)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline:

WHERE:  Bilbao, Spain Bizkaia Aretoa

When: 2nd to 5th February 2016.

Under the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), IFITT (The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism) will fund young talents coming from developing/emerging countries, to provide a positive impact onto their respective communities through the application of ICT.

Submission should be connected with a Master or PhD thesis, having a clear orientation to electronic tourism and local development. Awarded students will have the possibility to present their work at ENTER2016 during the PhD workshop.

Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT) the ENTER2016 conference offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communication technologies to travel and tourism.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The applicant must be enrolled in a University program either PhD (priority) or Master (or equivalent) in the below listed eligible countries. Evidences should be included in the application.
  • The applicant may also have a research/work contract in one University belonging to the below listed eligible countries (e.g. researcher, lecturer). Evidences should be included in the application.
  • The contract with the University of the eligible country should expire at least 6 months after ENTER2016 (i.e. July, 2016). Evidences should be included in the application.
  • Every applicant can apply only one time per year.
  • The University should belong to the “Eligible Countries”.
    • Priority countries (priority)
    • Also eligible countries
  • The IFITT ICT4D commission will decide about the scholarship award.
    • Commission is elected by IFITT board
  • Scholarship will be ONLY awarded in relation to ENTER2016.
  • IFITT will issue an invitation letter to successful candidates conditional to the participation at ENTER2016.
    • Each candidate is responsible for obtaining a valid travel visa and will have to cover all cost that occurs from that.

Benefits:

The scholarship consists of an assignment of a tutor, a non-cash prize for ENTER2016 participation (comprising travel, accommodation and conference fee) and free IFITT membership for one year.

Conditions about the non-cash prize

  • The non-cash prize consists of:
    • An invitation from IFITT (International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism) to attend ENTER2016 in Bilbao (Spain) from 2nd to 5th February 2016.
    • Return international economy flights to the nearest airport from the nearest major airport to the candidate’s university.
    • Four nights accommodation.
    • Return transfer from/to airport to city accommodation at the destination.
    • The non-cash prize is not transferable.
  • Submission GuidelinesSubmission guidelines are similar to the one of ENTER2016 PhD workshop. The research proposals should be a maximum length of seven (7) pages (A4) and should typically include the following headings:Page 1: Motivation Letter
    • Why is important to attend the PhD workshop & ENTER2016

    Page 2-6: Research Outline

    • Problem definition
    • Literature review
    • Conceptual development
    • Proposed methodology
    • Anticipated results
    • References

    Page 7: Local development

    • Relevance of the research for the local development.

    Page 8: Submission Checklist

    • Please refer to the last page of this document

E-Mail: Alessandro Inversini [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship to attend the (IFITT) ENTER 2016 Conference

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International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism ICT4D Scholarships 2015 (All Expense paid conference in Switzerland)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: September 1st 2014

The scholarship consists of an assignment of a tutor, a non-­cash prize for ENTER2015 participation(comprising travel, accommodation and conference fee) and free IFITT membership for one.

Under the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), IFITT (The International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism) will fund young talents coming from developing/emerging countries, to provide a positive impact onto their respective communities through the application of ICT.

Submissions should be connected with a Master or PhD thesis, having a clear orientation to electronic tourism and local development. Awarded students will have the possibility to present their work at ENTER2015 during the PhD workshop.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The applicant must be enrolled in a University program either PhD (priority) or Master (or equivalent) in the below listed eligible countries.
  • Evidences should be included in the application.
  • The applicant may also have a research/work contract in one University belonging to the below listed eligible countries (e.g. researcher, lecturer). Evidences should be included in the application.
  • The contract with the University of the eligible country should expire at least 6 months after ENTER2015 (i.e. July, 2015).
  • Evidences should be included in the application.
  • Every applicant can apply only one time per year
  • The University should belong to the “Eligible Countries”.
  • Eligible      Countries (Priority Countries) http://data.worldbank.org/about/country­‐classifications/country‐and‐lending-groups

Scholarship Prize

  • Scholarship will be ONLY awarded in relation to ENTER2015
  • IFITT will issue an invitation letter to successful candidates conditional to the participation at ENTER2015

Each candidate is responsible for obtaining a valid travel visa and will have to cover all cost that occurs from that Conditions about the non-­cash prize
•The non­‐cash prize consists of:

  •  An invitation from IFITT (International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism) to attend ENTER2015 in Lugano (Switzerland) from 3rd to 6th February 2015.
  • Return international economy flights to the nearest airport (Milan and/or Zurich) from the nearest major airport to the candidate’s university.
  • Four nights accommodation.
  • Return transfer from/to airport to city accommodation at the destination.
  • The non­‐cash prize is not transferable.
  • All flight and accommodation bookings will be made by the IFITT unless otherwise agreed in writing with candidates. Any changes to flight and accommodation bookings made by IFITT will need to be organised by the participants themselves; and any additional cost as a result of these changes will be borne by the participant.
  • Successful candidates are responsible for their own documentation, including visas, passports, travel/health insurance and the right to enter Switzerland and any other travel or like documentation required by the Successful candidate’s country and/or Swisslaws.
    IFITT, will provide documentation to support visa applications for successful candidates

Submission Procedure
Step 1:

Please download the PhD-­‐Workshop Author Advice as a style guide http://enter2015.org/Call-­‐for-­‐Research-­‐Proposals-­‐106.htm

Step 2:

Submit your proposal via email to Dr Alessandro Inversini ([email protected]). Please note: the submission should consist of ONE single PDF file. Time Schedule (*)

Timeline

  • Submission Deadline:  September 1, 2014(*)
  • Initial feedback: 25th September, 2014(*)
  • Submit final revised proposal: 10th October, 2014(*)
  • Final acceptance:  30th October, 2014
  • PhD Workshop: 3rd February, 2015
  • ENTER Conference:  3rd–6th February, 2015(*)

Please note that submission deadlines differ from the one of  PhD workshop in order to facilitate the visa procedure

For More Information:

Download the Application Form and Guideline

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 IFITT ICT4D Scholarships

 

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