2010 Bursaries for Planning Support Staff
Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications has now passed. All applicants will be contacted by 8 January 2010.
Following the success of our 25th Anniversary Bursaries for Young Planners in 2009, we are delighted to be able to continue with an annual bursary scheme. For 2010, a scheme has been established for the benefit of planning support staff and there are 20 free places on TRA events available.
TRA has always recognised the crucial role played by planning support staff and has been providing training and development opportunities for them, in the form of small group workshops and annual conferences, since 1990. It seems to us that planning support staff in particular are suffering from the current squeeze on training budgets and through this scheme we are keen to provide access to training opportunities which might not otherwise be available.
The scheme is being run in conjunction with the Planning Admin Network (see opposite) and you must be a member of PAN to apply for a bursary.
Details of the events covered by the bursary scheme can be found opposite. Please also see below for the terms and conditions of the scheme. If you would like to apply, you can download an application form at the bottom of this page.
Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions apply to the offer of free places:
- applicants must be working in a planning support role and be a member of the Planning Admin Network (PAN)
- applications must be received by 31 December 2009
- only applications submitted on the official application form will be considered
- free places are available only on the events specified opposite and two places are available on each event
- applications will initially be short-listed on the basis of an assessment of the Application Statement; if there are then more short-listed applications than places available, the successful applicants will be selected at random from the short-list
- TRA reserves the right to alter, postpone or cancel any training event, in which case an alternative will be offered
- all decisions of TRA are final
- the bursary covers the cost of the training event, including lunch and refreshments, but does not include the cost of travel or overnight accommodation where required
- all applicants will be notified of the outcome by email by 8 January 2010
- successful applicants will be required to complete a detailed feedback form on the event
- successful applicants agree that their name, job title, organisation and feedback can be used by TRA in promotional material.