Published on: March 15, 2012

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) has announced it will grant ten scholarships from the IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program.

The money is to help support the travel of palliative care workers in developing countries to the 7th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). The Research Congress of EAPC will take place in Trondheim, Norway, June 7-9, 2012.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2012. 

Apply online at the IAHPC website…

• Applicants must be living in a developing country, be active members of IAHPC, and actively working in palliative care. Applications from physicians, nurses, psychologists and other disciplines are welcome. (Applicants can also join IAHPC on the site.)
• Preference will be given to individuals who have not received an IAHPC grant in the past three years with accepted poster or oral presentations in the Congress.
• EAPC will give discounted registration fees to individuals from developing countries. Winners of the scholarships will benefit from this discount.
• Required will be proof of acceptance of the poster or oral presentation, along with a copy of the applicant’s current CV. Selected individuals are also eligible to receive a discounted registration fee from the Congress.

Results will be announced by early April. Click here for additional information about the EAPC Congress.