AORTIC 2019 Bursaries

SUBMIT BURSARY APPLICATION BOURSES (French) BOLSAS (Portuguese)

The African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer is pleased to offer a limited number of bursaries for its AORTIC 2019 conference.

Applications will open on 29 January 2019. Applications must be submitted by 31 March 2019 (EXTENDED UNTIL 21 MAY 2019) and will be assessed by the AORTIC 2019 Bursary Committee.

Bursaries to attend the conference will take the form of discounted or waived registration fees and no cash will be disbursed. Travel and accommodation expenses (e.g. flights, accommodation, meals outside of the conference,  visas, travel insurance, inoculations, etc.) remain the responsibility of the bursary recipient.

The amount of financial support that can be awarded is dependent upon the success of the conference fundraising efforts. Applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply for funding from other institutions, but please note that applicants are only eligible for one AORTIC bursary related to conference attendance, whether support is directly from the conference or from another of AORTIC’s programmes such as ACLI.

Eligibility

Preference will be given to:

• Programme participants (including authors of accepted oral or poster abstracts)
• AORTIC members based in Africa.

The bursaries are intended to support individuals who would not otherwise be able to meet the registration fee required to attend the conference.

Conditions

The award of a bursary will be conditional upon the recipient:

• Registering for the conference by 30 June 2019 (extended to 19 July 2019)
• Demonstrating that they can meet all the travel and accommodation costs associated with attending the conference

Attending the full conference and participating in the programme (session facilitator, invited speaker, or presenting an oral or poster abstract)

Application process

Applicants will need to complete an application form which will be made available here when the submission system opens in January 2019.

On the form you will need to give a 300-word motivation. This motivation should give a detailed explanation of (1) why you wish to attend AORTIC 2019, (2) the contribution that you believe your attendance will make to the conference and to your affiliated institution, and (3) why you require financial assistance to attend the conference.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2019. EXTENDED UNTIL 21 MAY 2019.

The AORTIC Bursary Committee will review the applications and determine the successful recipients. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by email in June 2019. If you have not received notification by 30 June 2019, please contact the Conference Organiser at info@2019.aorticconference.org.

SUBMIT BURSARY APPLICATION

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