The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) Winter Conference will follow the theme of ‘Attention to detail’ and take place in the University of Leicester on 4-5 January 2014, while the VAG is offering 2 residential bursaries (which exclude travel costs), one for a student and one for a professional at the start of their career, with the closing date of 30 November.
The VAG writes:
The Vernacular Architecture Group is able to offer TWO bursaries to assist a registered student and a professional in the early years of their career to attend the Winter Conference. The Committee is aware that the cost often makes attendance difficult for students who might benefit from the lectures and discussions. The bursary will cover the full cost of the conference fee but not travel costs.
Applicants must normally be students of vernacular architecture or a related discipline. Any application from a student must be endorsed by their course tutor and any other financial support available to the applicant for attending the conference must be declared.
Students who are already members of the Group and propose to attend the conference with or without the support of a bursary should ensure a place on the conference by booking in the normal way. Any student member who has reserved a place at full cost but subsequently obtains a bursary will receive a full refund. Recipients of bursaries may be asked to give occasional assistance with the conference organisation, including projection facilities and write a resume of the conference for the VAG Newsletter.
Applicants should send brief details including a resume of academic courses and any special reasons for attending this conference that may help in the selection of an appropriate candidate to Mrs L J Hall, Secretary VAG, Sunnyfield, 3 Church Row, Redwick, Magor, Monmouthshire NP26 3DE, email hall.email@virgin.net, to reach her no later than Saturday 30 November 2013.
For bursary details see: LINK
For more details see: http://www.vag.org.uk/
