CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF TRAVEL GRANTS for the 20^th general conference of ICOM
2-8 October 2004, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

During its 102^nd Session held on 10 and 11 December 2002, the Executive Council of ICOM defined the following criteria for awarding travel grants for ICOM's 20^th General Conference to held from 2 to 8 October 2004 in Seoul (Republic of Korea).

1. Only candidates having paid their dues for 2001, 2002 and 2003 may apply. New ICOM members may also apply if they have paid their dues for 2002 and/or for 2003.
   
   
2. Travel grants shall be reserved for applicants from developing countries or from countries with non-convertible currency.
   
   
3. For an equitable distribution of resources, travel grants awarded for the General Conferences of 1998 and 2001 will be taken into consideration. Applicants having received grants for both the Conferences of 1998 and 2001 will not be considered for a grant for the 2004 Conference.
   
   
4. Only those applications accompanied by the following items will be considered :
   
   
   • a statement of the applicant's motivation for attending the General Conference and the benefits which he/she expects to derive from it,
   • a curriculum vitae,
   • the amount requested for the grant,
   • a letter of recommendation from the Chairperson of the National Committee or International Committee (the Chairperson of the Regional Organisation or any relevant person if there is no National Committee in his/her country).
     
     In the event that the Chairperson of a National Committee wishes to apply in his/her own name, a recommendation from the Board of his/her National Committee, must be included with the application.
     In addition, a letter of recommendation from an International Committee or a Regional Organisation may be included with the application.
     All applications must reach the ICOM Secretariat by 1^st August 2003.
     
     
5. For the awarding of grants, priority will be given in accordance with:
   
   
   • the applicant's understanding of the benefits to be derived from attending the Conference, as outlined in his/her submission,
   • ensuring representation from as many countries and types of museums as possible,
   • other sources of funding available which would facilitate his/her attendance at the Conference.
     
     
6. Each grantee is required to submit a report to the ICOM Secretariat one month, at the latest, after the General Conference.

Contact:
Joëlle Thibet, Administrative Officer
ICOM Secretariat, Maison de l'UNESCO,
1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Tel. (+33) (0)1 4734 0500 - Fax (+33) (0)1 4306 7862
Email secretariat@icom.museum