• 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 :

• Motivating that they require financial assistance to attend the conference

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

• Ensuring they can meet all the travel and accommodation costs associated with attending the conference

Application Process

Applicants are required to complete an application form, which will be made avaliable here when the submisson system opens 15 February. .

On the form you will need to give a 300 word motivation. This motivation needs to give a detailed explanation of (1) why you wish to attend AORTIC 2017, (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 7 April 2017.

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 May 2017. If you have not received notification by 22 May, please contact the Conference Secretariat at info@aorticconference.org. .

Successful bursary applicants will be given a registration code to use in the online registration system and must register using this code by 31 May 2017 or they will forfeit their bursary. .

Bursaries will take the form of discounted or waived registration fees only. No cash will be disbursed. .

Any outstanding balance of registration fees, along with all travel and accommodation expenses (e.g. flights, accommodation, visas, travel insurance, inoculations, etc.) remain the responsibility of the recipient. .

As only limited bursaries will be given out, applicants are encouraged to apply for funding elsewhere. However, applicants are only eligible to be awarded one AORTIC related bursary (this includes the AORTIC 2017 Bursaries, and bursaries associated with AORTIC programmes). .

Important dates

• Applications open: 15 February

• Applications close: 7 April

• Applicants notified: mid-May

• Registration deadline for bursary recipients: 31 May

AORTIC 2017 Bursary Terms and Conditions

• The submission of a bursary application represents no guarantee that funding will be given