TRAVEL GRANTS

Lancefield International Symposium Travel Grant

LISSSD will provide travel grants for individuals from LMIC settings to cover the cost to attend the conference. 

This funding can be applied to travel costs (including visas), registration (including the gala dinner), and accommodation.  The LISSSD Scientific Advisory Committee will select successful applicants based on the quality of their submitted abstracts while also aiming for diversity and gender balance where possible.

These awards are to support participation at the Lancefield International Symposium, Brisbane, 2025. Applicants should submit an abstract during the standard abstract submission period (16 September 2024 to 31 January 2025) to be eligible.

 

Entitlements:

  • funds towards travel (flights, transfers), accommodation, registration, and incidentals

  • eligibility for the reduced LMIC conference registration rates (see Registration Page for further details)

Eligibility:

  • be living and working in an LMIC as indicated by the World Bank classification for the 2025 fiscal year.

  • be working in non-commercial and public sector institutions such as hospitals, universities, research institutions, and governmental executive agencies

  • be a Lancefield Society member (you can put an application in whilst the membership is processing)

  • be a presenting author on an abstract submitted

 

How to apply:

  • applicants must indicate that they would like to be considered for a grant during the abstract submission process.

  • applicants must fill out and submit the form below during the abstract submission process. Successful applicants will be notified in March 2025.

Important Information:

  • travel grant recipients are required to attend the conference throughout

  • details of applicants will be published on the Lancefield Symposium website (name, affiliation, photo and research interests)

  • grant recipients will need to retain their travel receipts, including accommodation, and send them to ASN Events post-conference to claim up to the travel grant amount

  • Final grant funding and availability is at the discretion of the Scientific Advisory committee and subject to third party support.

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