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Call for travel grant applications for ECDP2023

This year, the European Society of Digital and Integrative Pathology (ESDIP) will provide a Travel Grant Program for members to attend ECDP2023. A limited number of travel grants of up to 500€ plus free registration to the congress will be provided by the ESDIP to applicants whose abstract is accepted for poster or oral presentation at ECDP2023.

Criteria for application

  • The applicant must be a member of ESDIP in good standing, and should be the first author of at least one scientific abstract accepted for poster or oral presentation at the meeting.
  • Eligible for the travel grant are physicians, computer scientists, biologists, technicians, medical students and residents.
  • Preference will be given to young investigators (under 35 years old by the dates of the congress, 14th - 17th of June 2023) and to applicants from low-income countries.

To apply, send an email to: office@ecdp2023.org that includes the applicant’s CV and a supporting letter from a department head or supervisor, attesting to the need for travel assistance and the potential benefit of attending the meeting.

Submissions will be evaluated according to the above-mentioned criteria, and based on the overall quality of accepted abstracts.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is Feb. 28th, 2023.

Expenses Covered by the Award

Awardees will be allowed to use the grant for their travel costs, that may include:

  • economy coach fare air travel to and from the meeting location
  • ground transportation (bus, underground, taxi)
  • hotel nights lodging

These costs will be reimbursed right after the Congress, up to the amount of 500€, with the presentation of receipts and proof of attendance to ECDP2023. The travel grant will not cover meals, baggage fees or travel itinerary change fees.

Award Allocation

Applicants will be notified of the decisions on March 15th 2023. Awardees must register for ECDP2023 prior to the early bird registration deadline of March 23rd, 2023. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the travel grant. Awardees do not need to pay the registration fee. If the awardee has already paid the registration fee, ESDIP will reimburse it together with the travel costs.

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