ASTEN offers two Professional Development Fellowships each year and commencing in 2007 we are also offering two Conference Fellowships which will provide funds to support travel to the annual ASTEN conference for 2 staff from member institutions.

Professional Development Fellowship
Two fellowships of $1500 each are offered annually to support staff of ASTEN member institutions towards a project which involves travel to another science centre or museum and a minimum stay of five days.  It is expected that the institutions involved will provide support ranging from continued salary to additional assistance.

Preference is given to applicants who have limited opportunities to meet professional science centre staff from other organisations. Application form available here.

Project proposals must have a clear focus and demonstrate how it will benefit not only the recipient but also ASTEN and its member organisations.  Possible projects might include learning about marketing strategies at another centre, working with a staff member at another centre to co-develop a new public program, or sharing exhibit ideas with designers and workshop staff.

Conference Fellowships
Two new Fellowships are to be offered for the 2007 conference.  In order to support staff from member institutions, who may otherwise not get the opportunity to attend this conference an amount of $1000 will now be available to apply for. 

This Fellowship is open only to member institutions and applicants will need to demonstrate the benefit to themselves in their role within the institution and must have the approval of your Director/Manager.

Official application forms for 2007 will be distributed to member institutions. Click here to download an official application form.  Additional copies of the application can be obtained from:

Genevieve Fahey, ASTEN Executive Officer
Scienceworks
2 Booker Street
Spotswood Victoria  3015 Australia
Tel +61 3 9392 4814, Fax +61 3 9391 0100
Email: gfahey@museum.vic.gov.au

2007 ASTEN Fellowship Applications, endorsed by the applicants Director/CEO, must be received by the ASTEN Executive Officer no later than 25 November 2005 and successful applicants will be notified by December 9 2007.

For reports by recipients of previous ASTEN Fellowship Awards, refer to the following list.

2007 Fellowship Awards
David Lurkins, Science Centre & Planetarium, Wollongong

2007 Fellowship Awards
Nick Wood

2006 Fellowship Awards
Tracey-Ann Hooley, Museum Victoria

2005 Fellowship Awards
Carrie Smith, Imaginarium Science Centre, Devonport Tasmania
Philip Spartk, Bendigo Discovery Centre, Victoria

2003 Fellowship Awards
Sally Buttle, Discovery Science and Technology Centre, Bendigo
Paul Fleay, Scitech Discovery Centre, Perth

2002 Fellowship Awards
Amos Mann, Otago Museum, Dunedin
Vicki Shegog, Imaginarium Science Centre, Launceston
Paul Wilcox, Exscite, Hamilton

2001 Fellowship Awards
Julie Belohlawek, Scitech Discovery Centre, Perth
Daniela Ongarato, Science Centre & Planetarium, Wollongong

2000 Fellowship Awards
Noel Taylor, Discovery Science & Technology Centre, Bendigo
Georgie Pringle, Science Alive!, Christchurch

1999 Fellowship Awards
Emmanuel Yiannoutsos, Science Centre & Manawatu Museum, Palmerston North
Lorna Parker, Investigator Science & Technlogy Centre, Adelaide

1998 Fellowship Award
Kay Parkin, Investigator Science and Technology Centre, Adelaide.

1997 Fellowship Award
Tim Byrne, Scienceworks, Melbourne
Neville Gardner, Science Centre and Manawatu Museum, Palmerston North

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