Guidelines for Acceptance and Allocation of Sponsorships
Protocol for allocating sponsorship to members (since1999)
The aim of this protocol is to ensure a fair and transparent sponsorship allocating procedure on training and development to our members.
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All sponsorship from commercial companies / private donors should be sent, at least two weeks prior to the event, to the Association directly. No specification of particular candidate is allowed.
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The sponsorship can be in the form of donation of a lump sum of money or a pre-arranged program including travel fees, registration fee and accommodation arrangement etc.
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From time to time, the Association itself will also sponsor our members for functions relevant to the Association.
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The availability of sponsorship and invitation of application would be openly announced through our Home Page and/or in our Newsletter if time allows.
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Application is confined to either paid-up or honorary members of the Association. The application form together with the administration fee (HK$50 cheque payable to “Hong Kong Psychogeriatric Association Limited”) should reach the Honorary Secretary first by fax and then by mail before the deadline specified. No late entries will be entertained.
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The administration fee for each application, no matter successful or not, is non-refundable.
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The members of the sponsorship committee will vote for the applications of sponsorship according to the criteria set below.
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Any council member in the sponsorship committee who has applied for the sponsorship cannot vote.
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The successful candidate will receive a letter of nomination with a copy sent to the head of the candidate's hospital / institution.
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It is the obligation of the candidate, if this is necessary, to seek approval from his / her own unit head and hospital / institution head for receiving the sponsorship.
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The candidate should sign and return a receipt for the sponsorship.
Criteria for candidate selection (since 1999)
- Degree of participation in the sponsored meeting
- Contribution to the field of Psychogeriatrics in Hong Kong
- Contribution to the Hong Kong Psychogeriatric Association
- Number of sponsorship received through our Association within the last two years
Prepared by
Chairman, Sponsorship Committee, Hong Kong Psychogeriatric Association |