Application form

Your application, though brief and to the point and in English, should at a minimum include:

• Name and e-mail address as well as your IMA country
• Amount you apply for (in eur)
• Reason for applying and how to use the funds if approved

Background

The Sonia Vanular Fund was set up in 2020, the year our founder Sonia Vanular passed away, in order to honour her and her vision when creating an association for and of Management Support Professionals back in 1974.

The purpose of the Sonia Vanular fund (“The SV Fund”) is to enable students and young professionals – members of IMA – to participate in any IMA related training, event or initiative.

The definition of a Young Professional is not absolute, it refers to someone new in the profession though not necessarily young in age, in addition to students of the profession. There is no age bracket per se but the few first years of our colleagues, many of which are in an entry-level position, are our target group.  

The SV Fund amounts to 1000 Euro per year and can be distributed among one or several recipients. An applicant can only receive a grant under the SV Fund once.

Though one can apply for any IMA-related event / initiative, the applications will be reviewed and allocated twice per year, ideally in time for the early bird registration to the Training Day and Annual Conference respectively.

The final deadline to submit your applications to your National Committee in 2023 is, however, extended to September 30.

How to apply

The National Committee reviews all country-specific applications and sends them to the Executive Governance Officer, no later than by October 14, 2023.  Any individual members, in a country which does not have a National Group, can submit their application directly to the Governance Officer by the same deadline, i.e. October 14, 2023. The Executive Committee makes the final decision of the allocation of the funds. The funds received will need to be corroborated by receipts which the Executive Committee will submitted for the 2023 audit in due course.

Your application, though brief and to the point and in English, should at a minimum include:

• Name and e-mail address as well as your IMA country
• Amount you apply for (in eur)
• Reason for applying and how to use the funds if approved

We encourage you to apply!