(Bursary Application Closed)
For our international delegates, we understand that many aspire to join this conference in Kuching, Sarawak, to showcase your contribution to enhance palliative care services, but face challenges due to the financial burden of travel expenses. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that we will be providing bursaries to delegates interested to attend the conference scheduled from 23rd to 26th April 2025.
The bursaries are exclusively available to delegates from lower-middle-income and low-income economies. They can be utilised to offset registration fee, accommodation and/or flight ticket only. Please carefully review the following instructions for the application process.
Application for bursaries will open on 1st September 2024.
1. Rosalie Shaw Travel Scholarship
Award: One (1) recipient will be receiving an amount of up to USD 3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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- Must have been an individual member of APHN for at least 3 years and a current individual member at the time of the conference (i.e. a member since 2023 through 2025).
- Must demonstrate leadership qualities and work in a palliative care service.
- Must have contributed to palliative care development in their region of work or residence.
- Must have an abstract accepted for APHC 2025.
- Must submit a report on the benefits gained from attending APHC within 2 months after APHC 2025.
- Must not have received any grants from APHN for the past 3 years.
- Past recipients of this scholarship will not be considered. Priority will be given to members who have not received sponsorship of any kind to attend regional and international palliative care conferences.
2. General Bursaries
Award: Ten (10) recipients will be receiving an amount of up to USD 1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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- Must have been an individual member of APHN for at least 3 years and a current individual member at the time of the conference (i.e. a member since 2023 through 2025).
- Must have an abstract accepted for APHC 2025.
- Must submit a report on the benefits gained from attending APHC within 2 months after APHC 2025.
- Must not have received any grants from APHN for the past 3 years.
- Priority will be given to members who have not received sponsorship of any kind to attend regional and international palliative care conferences.
Instructions for applicants
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- Delegates who fulfil the eligibility criteria can apply using the Google Form link attached.
- You can apply for the bursary concurrently when submitting your abstract. However, your bursary application will automatically not be considered if your abstract is not accepted for the conference.
- Bursary application will close on 30th November 2024. Awardees will tentatively be announced on 1st January 2025.
- Bursaries are to be claimed based on submission of claim for your expenditures. This includes flight tickets, accommodation, conference and workshop registration. Claim forms must be supported by proper receipts that show SST where applicable (incl SST registration number), details of items paid for, and the amount paid. Online booking receipts should be in the applicant’s name.
Amount of the bursary leftover cannot be claimed/converted to cash.