Conference grants available for Play the Game 2009
The application scheme for grants to attend Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communication conference on sport and society, is now open. Play the Game has a limited fund available for the distribution of grants for full or partial funding of conference attendance, travel and accommodation.
Grants are available for media professionals, sports researchers, sports leaders and other relevant persons from less privileged countries. Subsidies primarily go to people from developing countries, but applicants from other countries outside the EU may also be considered.
Play the Game 2009 will be held in the British city of Coventry from 8 – 12 June 2009, and is to be co-hosted by the Centre for the International Business of Sport, a research centre at the University of Coventry.The conference will focus upon “visions for sport in times of crisis”. Conference themes will include:
Ethics in governance:Will sports federations come clean?Between Beijing and London: Mega-events as drivers of developmentBusiness battles: The power struggles in footballMatch-fixing: A blow to the core of sportTerrible teenagers? Sport’s quest for the hearts and minds of the youthAnti-Doping: Will the technological arms race come to an end?Paralympic athletes: More different than the rest?Sport for the Good: What is it good for?
The decision upon who will be awarded grants will be made by representatives of the governing board of Play the Game in March/April this year. When making their decision, board members will consider whether:
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the applicant plays an active role in the sports debate in his or her home country and can prove a long-term interest in the conference themes
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the applicant can add value to Play the Game’s agenda by reporting on conference issues to national media, by presenting papers during the conference, by entering in panel discussions, by contributing to Play the Game’s own news production or in other ways
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the applicant may be able to cover part of the total travel and conference costs
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the total selection of grant holders represent a mix of earlier participants and newcomers
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that a fair distribution of grants is achieved with respect to gender, age, geographical origin, function in the public sports debate etc.
Applications must be received by 2 March 2009, 15:00 CET at the latest.
For more information about grants application procedures, as well as more information about the conference, visit the Play the Game 2009 homepage at www.playthegame.org/2009 and click on "Grants".