One of the best opportunities for aspiring young industry professionals with a yen to travel is on again with the opening of registrations for the 2015 GAMAA Industry Overseas Research Grant
The Grant is awarded to the entrant who provides the most compelling reasons as to why he or she should go overseas to study their area of interest. But it doesn’t mean just a visit to a German beerkeller, the trip must be of benefit to them professionally and also help the industry with international expertise.
Instituted by GAMAA in 2012, the Grant allows the successful applicant to undertake research with companies of their choosing anywhere in the world. The 2014 winner was Derek Williamson, digital imaging manager, West Australian Newspapers who went to the UK and Europe to study the continuous feed market.
According to Karen Goldsmith, GAMAA executive director, discovering world’s best practice and how these trends can be applied to the local market, is critical to the sustainability of the industry. “The GAMAA Grant presents a fantastic and unique opportunity and we want to hear from those working in our industry who want to be part of the ‘where to next’ thinking”.
The GAMAA Grant is designed to offer the widest scope for research, which can be undertaken in marketing, new media, print, graphic design and other nominated disciplines related to the print media field. The outcome of the successful application will be a research paper documenting the recipient’s experience and how these learnings can be applied to the Australian market.
Those who are keen to apply for the Grant are encouraged to contact Ms. Goldsmith to discuss their proposal. Application forms are available from the GAMAA website.
Closing date: 14th March, 2015 with the winner announced at PrintEx15, 13-15 May 2015 at Sydney Showgrounds.
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