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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:31:47 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THIRTY FREE PLACES AT THE 2011 BSA MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY CONFERENCE Thanks to successful conferences in recent years and the generous support of the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness, the BSA medical sociology group committee has been able to increase its support for a number of groups who may find it difficult to obtain funding for attendance at its annual conference. For the 2011 annual conference, which will take place on 14-16 September at the University of Chester, a number of free places will be available (including registration, meals, accommodation and conference dinner): * Twenty free places for postgraduate students * Five free places for the unwaged * Five free places for individuals working outside academia, including sociologists in non-academic posts, those working in civil society organisations or service user groups, etc. These places will be distributed to eligible individuals who apply to the BSA before 31 May 2011 (for detailed eligibility criteria see below). If there are more applicants than available places, then individuals with accepted abstracts will be prioritised; thereafter, places will be allotted to eligible applicants through a process of random allocation. To apply for a place, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] before the deadline above including the following details: * Name * Type of place applied for (postgraduate place / unwaged place / individual working outside academia place) * Institution (if applicable) * Employer (if applicable - if unwaged please indicate) * Degree (e.g. MA, MPhil, PhD), mode (full time / part time) and year (e.g. 1st, 2nd etc.) of postgraduate study (if applicable) You will be notified about whether or not you have been successful shortly after the deadline for applications. If you are unsuccessful, you will be placed on a reserve list. If you are successful and later find that you are unable to attend the conference, please notify the BSA office as soon as possible, so that the place might be offered to someone on the reserve list. Please note that free places cover registration, accommodation and subsistence for the conference. Unfortunately it is not possible to subsidise travel to and from the conference. Eligibility criteria To be eligible for a free place for postgraduate students, you must: * Be registered for a postgraduate (Masters or doctoral-level) qualification at a UK university * Not have access to institutional or other alternative funding to attend * Receive a stipend, wage or other allowance no greater than the 2011/12 research council maintenance grant including enhancements (i.e. no more than £16,590 per annum, or £18,590 per annum for students registered at institutions in London) * Have no other source of income (e.g. job) that amounts to more than the 2011/12 research council maintenance grant including enhancements Please note that a maximum of four free places for postgraduate students will be allocated to each institution. To be eligible for a free place for the unwaged, you must: * Be out of paid employment * Not have access to institutional or other alternative funding to attend * Not be a full-time student To be eligible for a free place for individuals outside academia, you must: * Have a reasonable claim to be largely outside academia. (For example, you should not be a full-time student or hold a permanent or full-time research or teaching position in higher education.) * Not have access to institutional or other alternative funding to attend In applying these eligibility criteria, discretion rests with the BSA medical sociology group committee, and its decisions are final. However, if you are unsure about whether you are eligible, you are invited to e-mail Graham Martin ([log in to unmask]), co-convener of the medical sociological group, who will resolve your query in consultation with the committee. Dr. Lydia Lewis Knowledge Exchange Post Doctoral Fellow Department of Sociology University of Leicester University Road Leicester, LE1 7RH UK E-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel. +44 (0)116 252 2730 ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. 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