Conference
TEFMA/Aquenta Consulting Conference Scholarship
General
TEFMA has established a Conference Scholarship for first line supervisors (HEW6 and below in Australia and equivalent in other countries) in facilities organisations. The intention is that the scholarship/s be awarded annually; however, this will be subject to the annual budget established by the Board, and dependent on suitable applications being received. The TEFMA Education Committee is to administer these Scholarships.
Aim
The Aim of the Scholarship is to provide an opportunity each year for a person(s) employed in facilities management with an institution which is a member of TEFMA to attend the annual TEFMA conference and where practicable, visit other Australasian institutions in the location to improve their knowledge of contemporary facilities management practices.
Eligibility
- Only one nomination per institution is permitted each year for each scholarship.
- Scholarships will normally be granted to an individual only once.
- Candidates must be an employee of an Institutional member of TEFMA.
- If the candidate is not already a member of TEFMA, then the host Institutional member is to arrange for the candidate to become a member of TEFMA.
- Candidates must be first line Supervisors (approximately HEW6) in the facilities management department.
- Scholarship applicants may be required to undertake an interview.
Application and Selection
Invitations to apply for the Scholarship will be circulated to all members. The invitation shall clearly indicate the closing date for receipt of applications and the address to which they are to be forwarded. Reminders should also be promulgated.
The Scholarship is to be awarded to an eligible candidate after consideration of the responses to the Selection Criteria on the Selection Criteria form.
Selection of the successful applicant/s will be determined by the TEFMA Board following receipt of a recommendation from a Panel established to review the applications. The Review Panel shall be made up of the following members:
- Chair, Education Committee
- Member, Education Committee
- A Past President of TEFMA
More than one Scholarship can be awarded in any calendar year.
To apply for the scholarship, download the following forms from the Related Documents panel below.
- TEFMA Scholarship Application Form
- Selection Criteria
- Scholarship Scoresheet (for your information)
Applications are to be forwarded to the TEFMA Secretariat:
Info@tefma.com
or mail to:
Brigitte Cunningham
113 Harrington Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Australia
Scholarship Application Closing Dates
Details of scholarship application closing dates can be accessed via the News and Key Dates page.
The Scholarship
The scholarship has a value of up to AUD$3,000 incl. GST towards the cost of attending the conference. The successful applicant will need support from their institution for both the time to undertake the study tour and the contribution to any costs in excess of the scholarship amount. Where the total cost of attending the conference is less than AUD$3,000 incl. GST, the scholarship will be the actual costs incurred.
The successful applicant will be required to produce a written report within 4 weeks of the Conference giving an outline of how the experience gained at the Conference and other institutions might benefit the applicant's work. The report will be published in the TEFMA newsletter.
Aquenta Consulting
Aquenta Consulting, formerly known as Currie & Brown (Australia), is a leading provider of independent cost management services to clients in the Building, Transport, Oil & Gas, Mining and Utilities sector.
Formed in 1955, the Aquenta Consulting operation has revenues of $45m, a team of over 200 people and offices in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Administration
A successful applicant is to make all necessary travel/visit arrangements. The successful applicant's institution pays for all travel costs and those other costs associated with the visit programme. The institution then forwards a copy of the claim/appropriate invoices to the TEFMA Treasurer for reimbursement of the TEFMA (Scholarship) contribution.
