The 2026 application period is now closed.
An exclusive opportunity for IARS members located in low-, lower-middle-, and upper-middle-income countries, the IARS International Outreach Travel Grant supports global scientific exchange and helps increase the diversity of perspectives, backgrounds and research in anesthesiology.
Are you conducting research related to anesthesiology or perioperative medicine that you want to share with the global anesthesiology community? Are you interested in attending the 2026 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, May 1-3, in Montreal, Canada?
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
Watch this webinar recording to gain practical guidance on developing a compelling abstract, crafting a competitive application, and understanding what reviewers look for in successful submissions.
The 2026 application period is now closed.
An exclusive opportunity for IARS members located in low-, lower-middle-, and upper-middle-income countries, the IARS International Outreach Travel Grant supports global scientific exchange and helps increase the diversity of perspectives, backgrounds and research in anesthesiology.
Are you conducting research related to anesthesiology or perioperative medicine that you want to share with the global anesthesiology community? Are you interested in attending the 2026 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, May 1-3, in Montreal, Canada?
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
Watch this webinar recording to gain practical guidance on developing a compelling abstract, crafting a competitive application, and understanding what reviewers look for in successful submissions.
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
- November 23, 2025: Travel Grant submissions due, 11:59 pm EST.
- December 7, 2025: Abstract submissions due to the 2026 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, via the meeting abstract submission site.
- February 2026: Travel Grant applicants will receive submission status notification.
- April 2026: Awardees announced publicly.
Two-Step Process to Apply for the International Outreach Travel Grant
- Submit an abstract to the 2026 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, via the meeting abstract submission site at https://meetings.iars.org/abstracts/submissions/.
- Then, submit a travel grant application through the ProposalCentral submission site. All information requested in the travel grant application and required attachments must be supplied. Failure to do so will disqualify the application.
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.
- Applicants must have submitted an abstract to the 2026 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 in ProposalCentral is not sufficient.
- 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.
- Applied and received the Global Scholars Award in the same calendar year. Applicants may apply for both awards but may only accept one.
Abstract Guidelines
- The abstract submitted to the 2026 Annual Meeting must 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 grant.
Application Review and Recipient Selection
- An External Advisory Board, appointed by the IARS Board of Directors and International Subcommittee, will review all applications. Awards are granted at the sole discretion of the IARS.
- Applications will be reviewed on 5 core competencies:
- Scientific significance of the research question, focusing on its potential to address an important challenge or gap in anesthesiology or perioperative medicine
- Innovation of the project or question they are pursuing, how novel and original is their project
- Environment for the project or question they are pursuing, assess the institutional context and resources available to support the project and whether the environment is conducive to success
- Candidate background and accomplishments, considering the resources available to them
- Impact of the award and travel to the IARS meeting on their career development and outcome of their research
View the Application Guidelines and Instructions for more information.
Grant Recipients
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Sara Nemani, MPH, MSc Thomas C. Cooper Award* Recipient Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study |
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Emmanuel Aporu, M.Med Anaesthesia and Critical Care Intraoperative Pain Management and Associated Pain at Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Admission After Major Surgery in a Low-Resource Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study |
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Yohannes Molla Asemu, PhD Professional Development that Improves Care Quality: A Multicenter Evaluation of Non-Physician Anesthesia Practice in Ethiopia |
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Felipe Guedes Ricarte A., MD Evaluating the Intracranial Compliance in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation Using a Novel Noninvasive Monitoring Device |
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Yves Iradukunda Gatali, MD Anesthesia Care During National Surgical Outreach in Rwanda |
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Antonello Penna, PhD, MD Altered Microglial–GABAergic Interactions and Npas4 Expression Are Associated with Stage-Dependent Changes in Propofol Sensitivity in 5XFAD Mice |
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Ananya Abate Shiferaw, MD, Task Deconstruction of Spinal Anesthesia to Inform Development of a Self-Training Module and Low-Cost Simulator for Resource-Limited Settings |
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Ashish Subedi, MD Intraoperative Pain and Its Pathways to Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Delivery: A Mediation Analysis |
*The Thomas C. Cooper Award recognizes the top travel grant recipient from a low-income country and honors former IARS Executive Director Thomas C. Cooper for his 17 years of dedicated service.
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Gonzalo Boncompte, BS, MS, PhD in Neurosciences Aperiodic Activity in Preoperative EEG Predicts Postoperative Delirium Above and Beyond Patient’s Age in Cardiac Elderly Patients |
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Jonathan Matias Chejfec-Ciociano, MD A Systems Approach for Analyzing Fatal Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Linked to Neuraxial Anesthesia in Mexico |
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Gerald Kirenga, MD, MMED Prevalence and Interrelationship of Insomnia and Depression Among Medical Students at the UMST |
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Prajjwol Luitel, MBBS Optimal Ephedrine Dose to Prevent Maternal Hypotension in Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery |
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Gebrehiwot Tegu, MSc, PhD Fellow Priorities for African Postoperative Pain Research: An International Delphi Study |
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Eugene Tuyishime, MMED Solutions To Reduce Burnout Syndrome Among Perioperative Professionals in Low Resources Settings |
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Xinyan Wang, MD Effects of Vasopressors on Cerebral Hemodynamics in Patients with Carotid Endarterectomy |
2026
Sara Nemani, MPH, MSc
Lecturer, Anesthesia
Wollo University,
Dessie, Ethiopia
Thomas C. Cooper Award* Recipient
Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Emmanuel Aporu, M.Med Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Senior Resident
Makerere University,
Kampala, Uganda
Intraoperative Pain Management and Associated Pain at Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Admission After Major Surgery in a Low-Resource Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study
Yohannes Molla Asemu, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, Anesthesia
University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital,
Gondar, Ethiopia
Professional Development that Improves Care Quality: A Multicenter Evaluation of Non-Physician Anesthesia Practice in Ethiopia
Felipe Guedes Ricarte A., MD
Resident, Surgery
Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP,
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo,
São Paulo, Brazil
Evaluating the Intracranial Compliance in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation Using a Novel Noninvasive Monitoring Device
Yves Iradukunda Gatali, MD
PG Student, Anesthesia and Critical Care
University of Rwanda,
Kigali, Rwanda
Anesthesia Care During National Surgical Outreach in Rwanda
Antonello Penna, PhD, MD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile,
Santiago, Chile
Altered Microglial–GABAergic Interactions and Npas4 Expression Are Associated with Stage-Dependent Changes in Propofol Sensitivity in 5XFAD Mice
Ananya Abate Shiferaw, MD,
Graduate Program Coordinator & Acting Head of Department,
Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine,
University of Botswana,
Gaborone, Botswana
Task Deconstruction of Spinal Anesthesia to Inform Development of a Self-Training Module and Low-Cost Simulator for Resource-Limited Settings
Ashish Subedi, MD
Faculty, Anesthesiology & Critical Care
BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,
Dharan, Nepal
Intraoperative Pain and Its Pathways to Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Delivery: A Mediation Analysis
*The Thomas C. Cooper Award recognizes the top travel grant recipient from a low-income country and honors former IARS Executive Director Thomas C. Cooper for his 17 years of dedicated service.
2025
Gonzalo Boncompte, BS, MS, PhD in Neurosciences
Researcher
Anesthesiology Division, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
Santiago, Chile
Aperiodic Activity in Preoperative EEG Predicts Postoperative Delirium Above and Beyond Patient’s Age in Cardiac Elderly Patients
Jonathan Matias Chejfec-Ciociano, MD
Research Associate
Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Anestesiología (Mexican Federation of Colleges of Anesthesiology)
Mexico City, Mexico
A Systems Approach for Analyzing Fatal Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Linked to Neuraxial Anesthesia in Mexico
Gerald Kirenga, MD, MMED
Clinical Lecturer, Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Rwanda
Gikondo Campus
Kigali, Rwanda
Prevalence and Interrelationship of Insomnia and Depression Among Medical Students at the UMST
Prajjwol Luitel, MBBS
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Perioperative Health Equity and Anesthesia,
T. U. Teaching Hospital,
Maharajgunj, Nepal
Optimal Ephedrine Dose to Prevent Maternal Hypotension in Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
Gebrehiwot Tegu, MSc, PhD Fellow
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Sciences School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesia
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Priorities for African Postoperative Pain Research: An International Delphi Study
Eugene Tuyishime, MMED
Assistant Program Director for Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine,
University of Rwanda,
Kigali, Rwanda
Solutions To Reduce Burnout Syndrome Among Perioperative Professionals in Low Resources Settings
Xinyan Wang, MD
Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University,
Beijing, China
Effects of Vasopressors on Cerebral Hemodynamics in Patients with Carotid Endarterectomy
Thank You, IARS International Outreach Travel Grant Review Study Section and External Reviewers!
Study Section
Chair
Kristin Schreiber, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Members
Members
Igor Abramovich, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Lena Dohlman, MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital
Bradley Fritz, MD, MSCI
Washington University in St. Louis
Rodrigo Gutierrez, MD, PhD
University of Chile
Nadia Lunardi, MD, PhD
University of Virginia
Premier Bintaro Hospital South Tangerang
Hiroshi Morimatsu, MD, PhD
Okayama University
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
Sérgio Martins Pereira, MD, PhD
University of Toronto
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Shagun Bhatia Shah, MD
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
Coridalia Wald, M
UMass Chan Medical School
External Reviewers
Mada Helou, MD
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Katie Schenning, MD, MPH, MCR
Oregon Health and Science University
Timur Yurttas, MD
HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
Thank You to the IARS International Subcommittee!
The IARS recognizes and thanks the IARS International Subcommittee for all they contributed to making this travel grant opportunity possible for the global anesthesiology community. We greatly appreciate their vision and hard work. The IARS is extremely fortunate to have dedicated volunteer leaders like them to help lead our mission to advance the science and practice of medicine.
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