AMI Hydropower Foundation

Dear Applicant,

We would appreciate receiving from you a letter in addition to the form we asked you to complete. From this letter, of around one to two pages, we would like to know more about you, your personality, your professional expectations, your views about developments in your country. Please write to us in a style as you would write to a friend. We would appreciate hearing the following:

 What are your professional goals?

 What is your orientation with respect to research & development?

 Within the global discipline of hydropower - what is your special interest now, and what might it be in the future?

 What are, in your view, possible handicaps or obstacles to the development and organization of hydropower in your country, and what would you like to change? and finally,

 Please add whatever you feel we should know about you as an individual. AMI Hydropower Foundation

Application for Financial Assistance

Preamble

The AMI Hydropower Foundation has the overall aim of promoting the scientific, technical and socio-economic aspects of hydropower, and the responsible use of water resources for the public benefit, in particular, but not exclusively, by the encouragement of exchanging information at international conferences, education, training, study and research in the field of hydropower and water resources management.

The Foundation part-sponsors hydropower and water resources management professionals and experts from less developed countries to attend related conferences for the purposes of improving their knowledge and expertise, and more generally, making contacts and gaining knowledge and experience from fellow professionals from both developed and developing countries in this technical field.

It is envisaged that the following additional public benefits will arise: - wide dissemination of technical, environmental and financial information in the home countries of participants - improvement and increase in the provision of reliable, low-cost, clean renewable energy - increased water and energy security in less developed countries, with related benefits for health and food supply - reduction in the destructive exploitation of natural resources - increased awareness of best practice in planning, designing, constructing and operating water resources scheme and renewable energy projects - encouragement of best practice in social aspects, to benefit local stakeholders - increased awareness of possible indirect socio-economic benefits of multipurpose schemes - increased competence on communications with local people, to involve them in planning and avoid conflict DETAILS OF APPLICANT AND COMPANY / ORGANIZATION

Full name of Applicant

Current professional position (job title, department)

Company/Organization

Date of birth:

Length of time (i) in the company/organization

(ii) in current position

(iii) in current place of study Nature of business of the company (power/water authority, private sector, NGO, academic institute…etc) University or research institute

Post-graduate research subject:

Future (intended) application of research:

and future proposed professional activity:

Postal address of work/study (including postal codes and country name)

Telephone number (including country and area codes) Telefax number (including country and area codes) Email address (personal)

Alternative email address (company)

Level of responsibility (Decision maker, reporting directly to decision maker, advisor, research, consultant...)

Expected outcomes of attendance Do you intend to disseminate the information gained (i) within your organization (ii) within your country (Please give brief details of how this will be achieved)

Have you attended one of the Conference in this series before? (If yes, please specify which one)

DETAILS OF YOUR COUNTRY’S HYDRO/WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Technically feasible hydro potential (GWh/year) - approximate

Hydro capacity in operation (MW)

Hydro capacity under construction (MW) - approximate

Hydro capacity planned for implementation in next 10 years (MW)

Dams under construction (number)

Multipurpose water/energy schemes planned for implementation in next ten years Other renewable energy potential - in addition to hydropower (please specify)

How do you expect information gained at the conference to help advance Development plans? (Please give as much detail as possible)

FUNDING REQUIRED Funding requested for: (i) Registration (includes documentation, lunches during the event, attendance of sessions and administration) (ii) Accommodation

Proportion of total cost which could be contributed by your organization (per cent or item)

NB: Contributions towards air travel will only be made in exceptional circumstances. It is normally expected for the applicant’s organization/government to contribute to overall costs.

Applications will be reviewed by the Foundation Trustees, and those short listed for funding contributions will be contacted. Further details may be required at that stage.

Please attach any supporting documentation which you feel may be useful. Please send a scan/copy of your passport (either with this application, or to follow) which may be needed for visa application support, or for ID purposes

Signature: Date:

Signature of Department Head, if applicable:

IMPORTANT: Please support your application with TWO references (one personal and one professional).

Each reference should be up to 500 words long; the professional referee should be familiar with your work, and both should have known you for at least two years.