Grants To Attend Meetings

The society, with the assistance of society sponsors, provides a number of grants for members to attend national and international meetings. Administration and judging of applications for these grants lies with the Scientific Program and Education Committee (SPEC).

Travel Grants to attend the Nephrology and Transplantation Update (Postgraduate Course) and the Annual Scientific Meeting

A number (~20) of travel grants are awarded to younger members of the society to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting and the preceding training course.  These are intended to assist with travel to the meeting and registration costs.
Applications are called for as part of the abstract submission/meeting registration process and the criteria are listed on the relevant application forms. In general, those who have previously received three such awards will be ineligible.

Travel Grants to International Meetings

In general, those who have previously received two such awards will be ineligible.

Criteria

Eligibility

• financial member of the Society of 12 months standing from the date of application for membership to the date of the meeting
• a full-time student enrolled for a higher degree, registrar in training or in a non-clinical full-time research position (post-doctorial scientist/candidate)
• first author of an abstract accepted for oral or poster presentation at a primarily nephrology-orientated international meeting (eg ISN, ASN, EDTA, APSN, IPNA)
• not be in receipt of a bursary from the meeting organisers and must have applied (if eligible) for such a bursary. Acceptance of other sources of funding to attend the meeting preclude award of a grant from the society
• attend and present their abstract
  

Criteria for awards

• applications will be judged by the Scientific Program and Education Committee (SPEC) of the society
• no discrimination between oral and poster presentations
• abstracts will not be scored by the judges
• maximum of two awards to attend international meetings per applicant
• when there are too many eligible applicants, preference given to those not previously supported
• successful applicants must supply brief summary of meeting highlights to the ANZSN office

Award

• assistance with travel/registration for the meeting, approximating to the value of an economy class airfare
• currently $2,500 to attend meetings in USA/Europe, $1,500 elsewhere
• a minimum of 6 awards will be offered each year

Closing Date

• three (3) months before the start of the meeting, or the closing date for abstract submission (if the latter is less than 3 months before the meeting)
• no late applications will be considered

Application Forms

Click here to download and print off an application form or contact the Society Office anzsn@racp.edu.au