APSS

Here is some information of scholarships that we thought you might be interested in:

Ethel Tory Language Scholarships:

There are brand new Overseas Study for Language Support Scholarships (Ethel Tory Language Scholarships) available from Second Semester. The deadline is *26 June!!!!* These cover up to $2500 for travel and there are a lot of them (over twenty at least).

The information is at:

http://cass.anu.edu.au/scholarships/ethel-tory-languages-scholarship

PM 2020 Summit Asia Scholarships for Study Abroad:

On 22 April 2009 the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, announced a new scholarship program, the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Awards, as part of the Government’s response to the 2020 Summit.

The information is at:

http://www.aei.gov.au/AEI/MIP/ItemsOfInterest/09ioi01

Date: Friday, 15th May 2009
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Venue: BPB Staff Common Room (4th floor)
Theme: “Language Focus” – language skills, graduate/employment opportunities and issues related to your Asia-Pacific Studies.
Cost: Free and open for everyone
Are you satisfied with your current language level and course? Do you have any suggests or questions regarding your degree? Where [...]

Erin Leggat is a recent Asian Studies graduate and ex-member of the APSS. She is currently working in Phnom Penh as the Development Coordinator for the Pari Project, an organisation that strives to aid Cambodian NGOs develop their capacity to aid Cambodians in need by helping them to improve theiraccountability, transparency, efficiency and funding resources. [...]

Date: 31st March 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (You can stay behind and have more drink if you wish)
Venue: PJ O’Reilly’s
Cost: $8 (Members) $10 (non-members/include membership fee)

Please RSVP to apss@anu.edu.au BEFORE 27th MARCH, FRIDAY.

If you would like to have your own team for the evening, please have 7 members max. For those who RSVP 7 [...]

On Monday, 16th March (Week 4), 7:15pm for 7:30pm start, at Bruce Hall Dinning Room (Building 40, Daley Rd) the APSS and the Asia Pacific Learning Community with be holding a FREE (Open to all members of the ANU community) forum on the Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on the Asia-Pacific. Guest speakers will [...]

The Editorial team of the Society’s magazine Monsoon is getting ready for the next issue and they’d love to have some new faces joing their amazing team. They need writers, interviewers, editors, formatters and anyone else who is eager for a creative outlet. No experience necessary! There is a meeting on Wednesday, 11 March at [...]

Next Thursday, March 5th, the APSS will be holding a free fried rice bbq for all member to begin the new academic year. It will be a chance to new and old members of the Society to catch up with each other and the 2009 Executive.
We always welcome new members to join and help run [...]

This is the newest version of the APSS Website. Plans are that the new format will make it much easier to up-date content and also allow public comment and discussion on posts. It will take a few days to complete the transfer from the old site, but it will be much better when we are [...]