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.

Due to the cancellation of in-person meetings for ASAO in 2021, the Board has elected to suspend the PISA travel awards for this year. As we begin to plan for virtual attendance at the 2021 meetings, we look forward to continued efforts collaborate with and learn from the research of our Pacific Islander colleagues! Please keep in touch about your scholarship and efforts to share your research so we can continue to highlight your accomplishments. We look forward to the return of the PISA travel award when we meet in person in 2022.

Thank you!
PISA Committee
Chelsea Wentworth, Victoria Stead, Ofa Dewes, and Ping-Ann Addo
PISA Travel Awards Deadlines
(for the 2022 ASAO meeting) 
   October 15, 2021
November 15, 2021
   December 15, 2021
January 5, 2022
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!

We invite you to apply for the 2022 meeting as the time draws near. Please check back in June 2021 when the 2022 submission form will be made available on this page.
For those who apply for PISA for the 2022 meeting: 
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  • Notification will be made to awardees by November 15, 2021. Awards must be accepted by December 15, 2021. 
  • Itineraries and receipts must be submitted by January 5, 2022 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​