Apply For PISA

The Pacific Islands Scholars Award (PISA) supports attendance and participation by Pacific Islands scholars at ASAO meetings through travel awards and waivers of meeting registration fees and membership fees.
PISA Travel Awards Deadlines
(for the 2020 ASAO meeting in Hawai‘i) 
   October 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
   December 15, 2019
January 5, 2020
Applications Due
Notification of Awardees
Deadline for Accepting
Date to Submit Reimbursement Forms

Award Includes

Award Eligibility
  • Roundtrip airfare to the conference 
  • Meeting Registration
  • 1 year ASAO membership
  • $200 for meals and incidentals at the conference
  • The PISA supports scholars who identify as Pacific Islander and who are identified by Pacific Island communities as a member   
  • Applicants must take an active part in one or more sessions as an organizer or presenter
  • Preference is given to junior and early career scholars 
Thank you for your interest in the PISA Travel Award! 

Submissions are now closed for the 2020 meeting, but we invite you to apply for the 2021 meeting.
Please check back in June 2020, when the 2021 submission form will be made available on this page.
For those who applied for PISA for the 2020 meeting: 
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  • Notification will be made to awardees by November 15, 2019. Awards must be accepted by December 15, 2019. 
  • Itineraries and receipts must be submitted by January 5, 2020 for disbursement at the annual meetings.
​For any questions regarding the PISA application process or materials, please write: Chelsea Wentworth, PISA Coordinator at PISA.ASAO@gmail.com​