Those eligible for consideration of the bursary must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant is currently enrolled in a Honours, Masters or PhD program (proof of enrollment required);
- Applicant has submitted a conference abstract, of which they are first or sole author, by the conference submission date;
- Applicant has submitted a nomination form including a one page statement outlining the significance of their research to the conference theme and the contribution the research will make to Australian sociology;
- Applicant has not previously been a recipient of the bursary;
- Applicant is a financial TASA member as at the closing date for bursary applications; and
- Applicant agrees to submit a brief report (can opt out) on their research, their conference experience and what receiving the bursary meant to their studies, to be published in Nexus/TASA blog/Postgraduate blog, if awarded a bursary.
The following Selection Criteria will be taken into consideration:
| Significance of research to Conference theme |
25 |
| Contribution research will make to Australian sociology |
25 |
| Location/distance from conference venue |
20 |
| Financial hardship and/or care responsibilities (where this impacts on capacity to pay for conference attendance) |
20 |
| Commitment to TASA (eg years of membership) |
10 |
Each year the bursary recipient with the best abstract in the research area of migration or cultural pluralism, or with the potential for contribution to public policy, will be recognised as the winner of the Jerzy Zubrzycki Conference Bursary.