Act Now to Access This Vital Opportunity!

Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Travel grant awards are now available ranging from $1,000 and up to $5,000 for abstract presenters to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, March 20-23, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The IARS International Outreach Travel Grant supports scientists globally and will grow the richness and diversity of background, location and expertise at the IARS Annual Meeting. These IARS travel grants are designed specifically for individuals located in low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries who are involved in research related to anesthesia. The IARS travel grants aim to make it possible for individuals, who would not otherwise be able to participate in the meeting, to access the wider global anesthesiology community through meaningful engagement at our leading-edge annual meeting.

DEADLINES:

September 2024: Travel Grant submission site opens.
November 3, 2024: Travel Grant submissions due, 11:59 pm EST.
December 2024: Travel Grant applicants received submission status notification.

Interested applicants may apply by submitting an online application via ProposalCentral.

To Apply, You Must:

• Be a current IARS member,
• Be located in a low-income, lower-middle-income or upper-middle-income country,
• Have submitted an abstract to the 2025 Annual Meeting by November 3, 2024,
• Be an early-career or mid-career investigator,
• Be pursuing a career that involves research,
• Be conducting research related to anesthesiology or perioperative medicine, and
• Be connected directly or collaboratively to an anesthesia department.

What You Will Gain:

• International exposure and support for your research
• The opportunity to present your work in a multinational context
• Connections to your next potential collaborators, mentors and colleagues!

 Application Requirements:

Applications must be submitted online through the ProposalCentral platform. Applicants are required to have submitted an abstract to the IARS 2025 Annual Meeting. Abstracts must have direct relevance to anesthesiology or perioperative medicine.

View application guidelines and instructions.

Travel Award Details:

The travel grants will provide a stipend from $1,000 and up to $5,000 U.S. to awardees based on the economic classification of their country of origin as defined by The World Bank. 

Application Review:

The applications will undergo a review and evaluation by an IARS External Advisory Board to determine eligibility and merit.

Reviews of full applications will consist of a holistic evaluation on 5 core competencies:

1. scientific significance of the project or question they are pursuing (answer a compelling research question related to the applicant’s country/region and practice),
2. the candidate background and accomplishments taking into account the resources available to them,
3. the impact of the award and travel to the IARS meeting on their career development,
4. estimation of financial need, and
5. applicant’s geographical location (with consideration to having the final selection of awardees representing a wide range of locations).

Application Status Notifications: Notification of status of travel award applications will be sent to all applicants December 2024.