IAHPC Scholarship Program - National Association Application |
The IAHPC Scholarship Program supports national palliative care associations with financial assistance to pay the registration for palliative care workers to attend conferences and workshops that will enable them to improve services, education, policies, and access to medicines in their own settings.
The Program does not provide funding to cover travel or hotel of the beneficiaries or any expense for speakers, facilitators, tuition for degree programs, clinical placements, fellowships, training programs, or international events.
The Program does not provide funding to cover travel or hotel of the beneficiaries or any expense for speakers, facilitators, tuition for degree programs, clinical placements, fellowships, training programs, or international events.
National associations can apply for scholarships to pay the registration of individual members’ attendance to national conferences, workshops, congresses, and any other educational events sponsored by the corresponding national palliative care association or otherwise relevant to palliative care.
Selection criteria for beneficiaries: in case the application is approved, the association should select participants who are:
Selection criteria for beneficiaries: in case the application is approved, the association should select participants who are:
- Junior palliative care workers who have been in the field less than 10 years.
- Palliative care workers living/working in rural/remote or resource constrained areas.
- Beneficiaries should be members of the national association.
Preference criteria for the selection of beneficiaries:
- Individuals with an accepted poster or oral presentation.
- Individuals with an active IAHPC membership.
Associations should submit applications to the IAHPC at least 3 months in advance of the expected start date of the activity, or by IAHPC's stated deadline. Only a listed IAHPC representative of the national association can apply for the scholarships.
To apply for and receive an IAHPC Scholarship Program grant national associations must:
- Be IAHPC institutional members.
- Check membership.
- Have listed the event in the IAHPC Calendar of Events. If the event is not listed, please direct the event organizers to add it (free)
- Provide a free space for the IAHPC in the exhibit area (if available)
- Acknowledge the IAHPC as one of the organizations sponsoring/supporting the event by displaying the IAHPC logo in the program and organization website and other public displays.
- Insert an IAHPC brochure in registration packages (if available).