Funding for 2009 Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit (APHSS) Attendance
Announcement
Opportunity for University of Illinois students to attend 2009 Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit (APHSS) through APHSS Fellows Program
November 9-10, 2009
Honolulu, Hawaii
APHSS website: http://hngvso.org/
The Center for International Business and Education Research (CIBER) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is partnering with the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) CIBER program to invite applications from interested students for the UH CIBER APHSS fellows program. Illinois CIBER has limited travel funding available to facilitate successful UIUC applicants to attend this event. Once the students get to Honolulu, the Summit's major sponsors (the UH CIBER is one) will cover their hotel, conference registration, meals and UH campus and island tour expenses.
UIUC undergraduate students at the junior year in school or higher are eligible to apply for the fellows program. Graduate students may also apply.
Steps to apply for funding support
- Students should first review and complete the APHSS Student Fellowship information and application materials described below. Completed applications should be submitted to UH CIBER. Please note that the deadline for application is Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 and decisions on the applications will be announced on or about Friday, Sept. 25th.
- After notification from UH CIBER, successful applicants should contact Illinois CIBER to learn specific information about travel funds that might be available:
Managing Director
Pacific Asian Management Institute and
Center for International Business Education
and Research CIBER
Shidler College of Business
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2404 Maile Way, Rm. B-201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 808 956-2875
Fax: 808 956-9685
Application
Eligibility
Period of Fellowship
Fellowship
The Program will cover conference registration, meals and hotel stay for three nights (double occupancy). Each Fellow will be responsible for their air (if required) and ground transportation to and from the conference hotel. Fellows must be at the conference hotel not later than Sunday, November 8th, 12:00 pm. The number of Fellows chosen will be determined by funding availability.
Opportunities
To learn about homeland security from international experts, meet industry leaders and see the latest technology. All meetings and presentations will be in English.
Paper
Each Fellow will write a 3 – 5 page paper (double-spaced) on a homeland security–related topic presented at the conference. Upon satisfactory completion, the paper will be posted on the conference website. Deadline for completed paper submission is November 30, 2009.
Application Process
Completed application packets are to be sent to:
Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit Fellowship Program
Pacific Asian Management Institute and
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2404 Maile Way, Rm. B-201
Honolulu, HI 96822
The application packet must include:
- Completed and signed application form;
- One letter of recommendation from a college professor or military supervisor;
- For student applicants: a graded paper, at least 3 pages long, which was submitted for work.
- Military officers must submit written approval from their commanding officer to apply and permission to attend the entire conference, if chosen.
- Electronically submit a color photo to be used on the conference website if you are chosen as a Fellow (not more than 500 KBytes) to summit@scd.hawaii.gov
- Electronically submit a short profile (bio) to be used on the conference website if you are chosen as a Fellow (not more than 75 words) to summit@scd.hawaii.gov
