IHPBA 2022 Travel Grant Application
As part of our mission to support education and research in HPB surgery, IHPBA and the IHPBA Foundation will provide a number of travel grants for young surgeons from underserved regions to attend the 15th IHPBA World Congress. These grants are intended to support individuals who are committed to research and the improvement of services in their own regions and only candidates who meet the eligibility and qualifying criteria should apply.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be an IHPBA member, under the age of 40 before March 30, 2022 or within the first 5 years of qualifying as a specialist surgeon.
- Practice in a low-resource country - click here for list of eligible countries. Priority will be given to applicants in group A countries but abstract presenters from group B countries can also apply.
- Spend 50% of working time in a medical school, teaching hospital or government agency.
- Be able to present an oral communication, poster or video in English if your submitted abstract is accepted.
- Be available to attend the full scientific programme of the Congress (March 31 - April 2, 2022).
- Have or be able to obtain the required documents for travel to the United States.
Qualifying Criteria
Before proceeding, please ensure that you have the following documents available to upload. Applications will not be validated without the following information:-
- A letter of recommendation from the chair of your department, programme director or president of your IHPBA chapter. The letter must confirm that each of the eligibility criteria has been met prior to application.
- A written statement from the applicant explaining why you are applying and the potential benefits for you if you attend.
- An abstract submitted on or before the submission deadline date of August 12, 2021. You are requested to provide the abstract reference number. To submit an abstract, please visit the Congress website.
- Your IHPBA Membership number.
Successful applicants will be notified after November 3, 2021.