Date and Location

FIGT is pleased to announce our 2019 Annual Conference #FIGT2019 will be held at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand on April 26-28, 2019.  This represents an exciting, innovative first-time opportunity to bring the conference and people together in the Asia-Pacific region

Families in Global Transition is a welcoming forum for globally mobile individuals, families, and those working with them. We promote cross-sector connections for sharing research and developing best practices that support the growth, success and well-being of people crossing cultures around the world.
 

Scholarship

The David C Pollock Scholarship Fund pays tribute to the foundational international educator, minister, sociologist, and co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds, David C Pollock.  David’s tireless support, vision and dedication to families in global transition impacted countless people in every corner of the globe. Building on Pollock’s legacy, FIGT aims to attract, involve and educate emerging, global-minded, intercultural leaders.  It is a place where research comes to life, and lived experiences are explained and valued.

The David C Pollock Scholarship therefore provides highly motivated individuals working or studying in the intercultural and transnational mobility fields the opportunity to attend the FIGT conference. In selection our guiding question is, "Who is missing at the FIGT table?"  We are looking for a diverse field of applicants across our traditional sectors, (corporate, diplomatic, research, military, mission, arts and entrepreneurial) plus voices not well represented, such as those involved in immigration and refugee work, an increase in male voices, and participants from underrepresented parts of the globe.

Excellent Scholarship applicant profiles include:

• researchers in the field of global mobility
  
• entrepreneurs in fields contributing towards the needs of globally mobile families and individuals
  
• service providers/practitioners to global nomads
  
• writers and thinkers with cross-cultural perspectives contributing to the expat community understanding and practice
  
• artists and creatives who speak from and to a cross-cultural and mobile mindset
  

Pollock Scholarship applicants:

• must be first time conference attendees
  
• must commit to the full conference
  
• must be willing to assist with the sale of tickets for our raffle, which helps fund the following year’s scholarship
  
• must apply before September 30, 2018
  
• will hear back by the end of October 2018
  

Pollock Scholarship recipients benefit through:

• free conference registration ---will attend the conference for free
  
• a partial stipend to defray travel costs ----will receive a small stipend for travel expenses
  
• opportunity to contribute to families in transition and those who serve them
  
• contacts, networks, ideas, resources, and friendships garnered at FIGT Conference
  

Submission Deadline September 30, 2018

PLEASE NOTE: The online application form (below) must be filled out in one “sitting.” It does not allow you to save your submission part way through and complete it later, although you can move back and forth between questions as you work. We strongly recommend you type out and save your more detailed responses in a separate document before you begin. When you hit “submit” at the end of your application, you are finished. You can expect to receive a response from our Scholarship Committee by the end of October 2018.

Questions? Contact Judy Rickatson at admin@figt.org

• Interested in speaking at the conference? Find out more.
  
• Learn about the 2018 Scholars.
  
• And look out for interviews about their experience on our blog, coming soon.