AIDS 2018 Scholarship Programme
AIDS 2016 Scholarship recipients ©IAS/Marcus Rose/Workers' Photos
We are very proud to be hosting an inclusive conference. AIDS 2018 will provide the largest number of scholarships of any AIDS Conference, ever, including the largest number of scholarships given to young people.
By offering more than 1,100 scholarships, the conference organizers commit to make the AIDS 2018 conference accessible to people from resource-limited settings, researchers, young people, key and vulnerable populations and community representatives.
More information on the Scholarship Programme
The Scholarship Programme was open to everyone around the world working or volunteering in the field of HIV and AIDS who was at least 16 years of age at the time of the conference. This programme provides financial assistance to help people who would otherwise be unable to benefit from the conference
Priority was given to:
- Those whose participation will help enhance their work in their own communities
- Those who are able to assist in the transfer of skills and knowledge acquired at the conference
- Those whose abstract, workshop or Global Village and Youth activity has been selected.
Scholarship selection was based on a non-biased scoring system. A Scholarship Review Committee (SRC) contributed to the reviewing and scoring of the applications.
Types of support
Scholarship applicants were able to request a full or partial scholarship.
- A full scholarship includes:
- Registration fee for the conference (includes access to all sessions and exhibitions)
- Travel (pre-paid airfare at the lowest fare available, from the nearest international airport);
- Accommodation (shared room in a budget hotel for the days of the conference only)
- Modest daily living allowance for the duration of the conference (23-27 July 2018).
- A partial scholarship may include any combination of the above.
- Pre-conferences organizers may grant additional support to selected recipients. This includes support for attendance to STI 2018 and TB 2018.
- Additional scholarships were available to clinicians and HIV service providers through the IAS Educational Fund.