Provincial Education Fund
CASLPA values continuing education and ongoing professional
development. In today's fast-paced professional environment,
this need is becoming more critical.
CASLPA policy makes educational funding available through profits
generated by the annual conference. Any surplus (up to $15,000.00),
if realized, is distributed equally between each province/territory
through the Provincial Education Fund.
Any CASLPA member in good standing may make application
for funding.
(S-LP, audiologist, supportive personnel and students)
The funds may be used to support any educational events as per
the guidelines and conditions outlined below.
Provincial/territorial associations and the general CASLPA
membership (via web and enews) will be notified by December
31 of each year if a conference surplus was achieved and the
amount, if any, that is available within their respective province/territory
the following year.
To determine if there are funds available or to submit a request
for funding contact your provincial/territorial
director.
If you have any questions please contact your provincial/territorial
director or Dawn Kelly, CASLPA manager of finanance and operations
dawn@caslpa.ca.
Guidelines and Conditions
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the application form (MS Word)
Guidelines
Approval of funding applications will be based
on the following criteria and guidelines.
- Funds must be used to support education or education-related
events (i.e. covering the fees for a speaker, developing education
material or incurring reasonable costs to market a conference
would seem appropriate whereas covering costs for coffee breaks
or social events would not.)
- Funds must be used to maximize the educational benefits
to as many CASLPA members as possible (i.e. it would seem
appropriate to cover the costs for a speaker to present to
a number of profesionals whereas sending one person to a conference
to enhance his/her personal knowledge would not.)
- Funds should be pooled where appropriate (i.e. the maritime
provinces might choose to jointly fund a speaker or speakers).
- Provincial events held within one month (before or after)
the CASLPA conference will not be considered for funding.
Conditions
Along with these guidelines the following conditions apply:
- Monies assigned to a respective province/and territory in
a given year that are not used may accumulate to be spent
at a later date for an appropriate educational event for up
to two years. Funds not expended at the end of the two year
period will revert to CASLPA's Education Fund.
- CASLPA's contribution must be formally recognized prior
to and during the appropriate educational event through signage,
advertising, verbal acknowledgements, printed program, slide/powerpoint
recognition at session/event. CASLPA may require evidence
of recognition.
- Request for funding are to be made in writing to the CASLPA
provincial/territorial director in advance of the event. Each
request for funding must be approved by the appropriate CASLPA
director before monies will be released.
- Each CASLPA provincial/territorial director, with the help
of the manager of finance and operations, is responsible to
provide a report annually detailing how the appropriate monies
were spent.
Some examples of what these funds have supported
in the past:
Workshops (Lidcombe, PECS)
Guest Speakers
Provincial/Regional Conferences
Lidcombe Program
