The IARS travel grants aim to make it possible for abstract presenters, 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.

Award Presentation: Presented during the International Science Symposium at the IARS Annual Meeting

What You Will Gain

• International exposure and financial support for your research
• The opportunity to present in a dynamic, multinational context
• New connections with collaborators, mentors and peers from around the world

Deadlines

• August 12, 2026: Travel Grant submissions due, 11:59 pm EST.
• August 19, 2026: Abstract submissions open for the 2027 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA.
• December 2026: Travel Grant applicants will receive submission status notification.
• December 6, 2026: Abstract submissions due by 11:59 pm EST to the 2027 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, via the meeting abstract submission site.
• April 2027: Awardees announced publicly.

Two-Step Process to Apply for the International Outreach Travel Grant

1. Submit a travel grant application through the ProposalCentral submission site when the site opens in July 2026. All information requested in the travel grant application and required attachments must be supplied. Failure to do so will disqualify the application.
2. Then, submit an abstract to the 2027 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, via the meeting abstract submission site at https://meetings.iars.org/abstracts/submissions/, between August 19 and December 6, 2026.

Applicant Eligibility Criteria

• Principal applicant must be a current IARS member.
• Principal applicant must be currently located in a low-, lower-middle- or upper-middle-income country as defined by the World Bank.
• Applicants must submit an abstract by December 6, 2026 to the 2027 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, via the meeting abstract submission site at https://meetings.iars.org/abstracts/submissions/. Submitting an abstract through the travel grant process alone in ProposalCentral is not sufficient for consideration for the meeting.
• Applicants may submit only one application for the travel grant. If you are submitting multiple abstracts to the meeting, please submit only your strongest abstract with the highest likelihood of acceptance for the travel grant.
• Applicants must be an early-career or mid-career investigator or currently in-training.
• Applicants must be pursuing a career that involves research.
• Applicants must be conducting research related to anesthesiology or perioperative medicine
• Applicants must be connected directly or collaboratively to an anesthesia department.

Disqualifications

• Former recipients of this grant.
• More than one grant application from the same applicant.

Abstract Guidelines

• The abstract submitted to the 2027 Annual Meeting should be related to anesthesiology or perioperative medicine.
• The conducted research should be connected directly or collaboratively to an anesthesia department.
• Medically challenging cases, case reports and case series do not qualify for this travel grant.

Application Review and Recipient Selection

• An External Advisory Board, appointed by the IARS Board of Directors and International Subcommittee, will review all applications. Travel awards are granted at the sole discretion of the IARS.
• Applications will be reviewed on 5 core competencies:
  1. Scientific significance of the research question, focusing on its potential to address an important challenge or gap in anesthesiology or perioperative medicine
  2. Research quality and innovation, focusing on the comprehensiveness, rigor, and innovation of the design, methods, analysis, and results reported
  3. Impact at home, how promising and/or meaningful is the project within the institutional and environmental context
  4. Candidate background and accomplishments, considering the resources available to the candidate
  5. Motivation letter rating: Impact of the award and travel to the IARS meeting on the candidate’s career development and outcome of their research

Award Details

• Travel grants ranging from $1,000 and up to $5,000 USD will be awarded based on the economic classification of the applicant’s country location as defined by The World Bank.
  • Low-Income Countries = up to $5,000
  • Lower-Middle-Income Countries = up to $3,000
  • Upper-Middle-Income Countries = up to $1,000
• Additionally, travel grantees receive complimentary registration to attend the Annual Meeting.

View the Application Guidelines and Instructions for more information.

Grant Recipients