AQRA

ASIAN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AQRA)

Abstract Submission

Abstract submission due date: March 1, 2024

Registration

Last day to register: April 16, 2024

Fees

Package Inclusion:

  • 3-day conference access
  • Conference kit
  • Certificates (digital)
  • Buffet lunch and morning snacks for 2 days (Days 2 & 3)
  • Buffet dinner and afternoon snacks for 3 days

Package Inclusion:

  • 3-day conference access
  • Conference kit
  • Certificates (digital)
  • Buffet lunch and morning snacks for 2 days (Days 2 & 3)
  • Buffet dinner and afternoon snacks for 3 days

Package Inclusion:

  • 3-day conference access
  • Conference kit
  • Certificates (digital)
  • Buffet lunch and morning snacks for 2 days (Days 2 & 3)
  • Buffet dinner and afternoon snacks for 3 days

Package Inclusion:

  • 3-day conference access
  • Conference kit
  • Certificates (digital)
  • Buffet lunch and morning snacks for 2 days (Days 2 & 3)
  • Buffet dinner and afternoon snacks for 3 days

Venue: Costa Palawan Resort

Founded in 2015, the Asian Qualitative Research Association (AQRA) has become a leader in fostering qualitative research practice and education in the Philippines and beyond. Starting in 2016, AQRA has sponsored an annual conference featuring original qualitative research and scholarship. 

Video Presentations

Qualitative Research is Today's Answer to a Complex World

Numbers and statistics are no longer enough to help humankind understand and solve some of today’s problems. QLR is an innovative research approach that involved interviewing and observing people in their natural settings. QLR also helps address issues thoroughly. AQRA stands for Asian Qualitative Research in Asia.

AQRA Membership

BRONZE

Free
active membership on CV
can recruit new members
access to AQRA resources
AQRA FB community member

SILVER

P500/per year
all the benefits of Bronze
e-membership certificate
QLR experts support
speaker/mentor opportunity
mentorship on a QLR study
eligibility for applying for grants
co-host an AQRA event
endorsed for QLR application
discounts at AQRA events

GOLD

P5,000/one-time
all the benefits of Silver
free annual membership fee
gold membership certificate
AQRA lifetime ID Card

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Frequently Asked Questions

By becoming an AQRA member, you will receive the following benefits:

  1. An electronic membership certificate valid for 1 year.
  2. Access to a larger network of QLR experts & materials.
  3. Possibility of becoming a speaker, trainer, or mentor for AQRA.
  4. Mentorship from AQRA.
  5. Eligibility of applying for AQRA grants/awards.
  6. Possibility of co-hosting an AQRA event.
  7. Discounted registration fee at AQRA events (e.g., conference, seminars, workshops, etc.).

Optional: an AQRA ID card may be requested for an additional fee.

Scroll down this page and complete the form “Apply for AQRA Membership”.

Bronze

A bronze AQRA member is one who has not renewed his or her membership. This member shall be entitled to the following benefits:
(a) can keep membership on CV,
(b) can upgrade to silver membership category by simply paying the annual fee,
(c) can recruit new AQRA members,
(d) can attend AQRA events without discount,
(e) can access to AQRA FB group materials.

Silver

A silver AQRA member is one who has paid his or her annual membership fee and continues to renew the membership annually. If this member wishes to have an AQRA ID, then he or she shall pay for it. This member shall be entitled to the following benefits:
(a) an electronic membership certificate;
(b) access to a large network of QLR experts and materials;
(c) possibility of becoming a speaker, trainer, or mentor for AQRA;
(d) mentorship from AQRA on a QLR study;
(e) eligibility for applying for AQRA grants;
(f) possibility of co-hosting an AQRA event at his or her institution;
(g) possibility of receiving an endorsement letter upon request if needed for some research application process;
(h) discounted registration fee at AQRA events such as conferences, seminars, workshops, and others.

Gold

A gold AQRA member is one who has paid the lifetime membership fee, which is determined by the AQRA Executive Committee. This member shall be entitled to the following benefits:
(a) pays no annual membership fee,
(b) receives a gold membership certificate,
(c) receives a lifetime AQRA ID,
(d) all other benefits of silver members.

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