CAUTHE offers bursaries to support attendance at the annual conference. Applicants must submit a full refereed paper and statement outlining the need for funding. The winners are presented a certificate at the conference.

Early Career Researcher Bursaries

2024 Dr Li Xie-Carson, The University of Queensland, for paper titled: Insta-fame or Insta-flop? The pitfalls of using virtual influencers in tourism marketing

2022

• Dr Phoebe Everinghamm, University of Newcastle, Building regenerative futures: A more-than-tourism agenda for post COVID-19 recovery
• Dr Lizette Olivier, University of Newcastle, Towards a conceptual model of perceived value in hallmark events in a ‘post-COVID-19’ marketplace

2018 Dr Michael Volgger, Curtin University, Smartly reconfiguring a tourism destination: Learnings from an innovation case

2017 Dr Faith Ong, William Angliss Institute, Akrasia and effective altruism – A philosophical reflection on volunteer tourism

2012 Dr Elisa Backer, University of Ballarat, Partial Industrialisation in Tourism: Modelling Ballarat

2011 Dr Matthew Lamont, Southern Cross University, Splitting the peleton: Segmenting attendees at a participatory cycling event using recreation specialization

PhD Scholar Bursaries

2024 Kyrie Eleison Munoz, The University of Queensland, for paper titled: A systematic review and research agenda on tourism workforce in the Global South

2022 Ms Sabiha Matin, University of Newcastle, The elephant in the room: Business event organiser’s insights and the challenges of virtual platforms

2020

• Nguyen Van Huy, Murdoch University, Kinh and Ethnic Stakeholder Perspectives of Tourism Development in Sapa, Vietnam; a Social Exchange Theory Approach
• Joann Schmider, Central Queensland University, Giving agency to local Indigenous cultural knowledge as an Australian tourism product

2019

• Jing (Lydia) Li, James Cook University, New connections from being disconnected; digital free tourism and rewarding experiences
• Hongbing (Thomas) Zhu, Griffith University, Experience value creation in tourism: A systematic quantitative literature review and agenda for future research 

Special bursaries:

• Montira Intason, University of Otago New Zealand, The interplay between authenticity and commercialization in cultural festivals
• Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen, University of Newcastle, Tourismscapes for sustainable development: A case study in Da Nang, Vietnam

2018

• Richard S Aquino, Auckland University of Technology, Tourism social entrepreneurship for sustainable community development: Review and conceptual framework
• Sarath Munasinghe, Auckland University of Technology, Hospitality from a hostguest encounter perspective: A triadic approach to understanding hospitality in tourism
• Kim Nelson, Charles Sturt University, The storied self in tourism spaces: Qualitative narrative methodology as a framework for understanding self-identity in Niseko, Japan
• Dung Le, Griffith University, Creating dreams and fantasy: The state-of-theart review of imagery research

2017

• Ambrozio Queiroz Neto, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Re-thinking destination competitiveness: The investigation of customer value in scuba diving tourism
• Hongxia Qi, Victoria University of Wellington, A cross-cultural auto-ethnography of the event volunteering experience
• Phoebe Everingham, Newcastle University, I’m Not Looking For A Manufactured Experience”: Diversity Of Motivations In Volunteer Tourism

2016

• Keji Huang, James Cook University, Australia Insights About the Commercialisation of Religious Tourism: Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China
• Laura Lesar, Griffith University, Australia A Decade in the Dark: An Updated Quality Control Tool Framework for Customised Sustainable Tourism Practice
• Hafez Mansour, Curtin University, Australia How Libyan Tourism Firms Develop Dynamic Capabilities in Response to the Arab Spring Crisis
• Sulistyo Utomo, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Australia Hajj: The Review of the Literature

• Donna Kelly, University of Queensland, AustraliaThe impact of tourism leveraging strategies on regional events (Tourism & Transport Research Scholarship)
• Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Griffith University, Australia  ‘Are You Crazy?’: Exploring the Risk Perceptions of Asian Solo Female Travellers (Tourism & Transport Research Scholarship)

2015

• Allison Anderson, James Cook University, Australia The place, polity and power elements of context in destination development
• Jane Godfrey, University of Technology, Sydney Australia Neo-colonialism and the volunteer tourist gaze: commercial volunteer tourism in Cusco, Peru
• Mizuki Yamasaki, University of Tasmania, Australia Understanding the spectrum of soft and hard ecotourists
• Mohammad Yousuf, Federation University, Australia The evolution of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel research: a content analysis

2014

• i-Ling Chen, University of Queensland, An Exploration to Mindfulness Theories in Eastern and Western Philosophy
• Simone Grabowski, University of Technology, Sydney, Acculturation experiences of young volunteer tourists: Transition and self-understanding
• Madeleine McWha, La Trobe University, Contemporary travel writing: a snapshot of current tourism themes in travel magazine articles
• Faith Ong, Victoria University, Volunteer tourism programs: A stakeholder matrix

2013

• FuChieh Hsu, University of Queensland, Understanding Tourists’ Purchase Intention Towards Traditional Taiwanese Food: The Role of Sensation Seeking
• Debbie Hopkins, University of Otago, Social Perceptions of Climate Change in Queenstown’s Ski Industry: A Framework of Contextual Vulnerability
• Mucha Mkono, Southern Cross University, for her paper titled Netnography in Qualitative Tourism Research

2012 Michelle Thompson, James Cook University, Segmenting visitors to Tropical North Queensland by Travel Motives

2011

• Jie Wang, University of Queensland, Are organisations prepared for crisis? An evaluation of crisis planning in the accommodation industry in Australia
• Monica Torland, Southern Cross University, Adventure Tour Leaders – A Brilliant Blend of Identities?

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