Robert Kassian Travel Award

** This award is currently NOT accepting applications at this time **

The Rob Kassian Memorial Travel Award is offered in memory of former graduate student, Rob Kassian. Family and friends of Rob have provided a trust fund for the award to assist a student who is presenting at the World Leisure Congress.

The Leisure and Recreation Association of South Africa (LARASA) and The World Leisure Organization (WLO) are now accepting abstracts for the 2016 World Leisure Congress: Challenges, Choices and Consequences. The Congress is being held in Durban, South Africa from June 27 - 30, 2016.

Students who have had a paper accepted for presentation at the World Leisure Congress are invited to apply.

For more information on the conference, visit the World Leisure Organization’s website.

VALUE: $500*

* Value of award is subject to change.

INTERNAL DEADLINE: TBA

ELIGIBILITY:

Awarded biennially to a full-time graduate student registered in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta to assist with travel expenses to attend and present a scholarly paper accepted for the program at the biennial World Congress of Leisure (organized by the World Leisure and Recreation Association). A committee established by the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation will choose the recipient of this award on the basis of the application.

APPLICATION PACKAGE:

Submit the following documentation directly to the Graduate Programs Administrator (email or hard copies are acceptable):

• Unofficial UofA transcript (available via Bear Tracks)

• Letter of support from your supervisor describing your progress

• An abstract of the paper to be presented

• Notice of acceptance from the Congress

• Describe briefly how the paper is related to your thesis